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By Steve Haines, sales director, Stuga Following the acquisition of Stuga by Sturtz in February the decision was taken to have a modest stand at The Fit Show and stand Q59 was booked. On display will be a Sturtz vertical four head welder which is possibly one of the most well-known Sturtz machines in the UK with many having been...
With fabricators trying to cope with the pressures of surging demand, the need for a trusted machinery supplier is more important than ever. Chris Bailey, business development manager at Kall Kwik, explains… Record levels of demand, rising material costs and a longer lead times – it’s fair to say it’s been a tough year for the glazing industry. Manufacturers across...
Faisal Hussain, chief executive of the Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS) explains how the organisation intends to help installers, protect consumers and raise standards in 2022. There’s little doubt that following the turbulence of recent years, a new world has emerged, bringing with it more transparent ways of doing business. This new ‘service economy’ is based on trust...
Lumi has made significant investment in its latest range of ‘frameless’ window and doors, with the addition of new machinery to its Ballymena factory. The company is expanding manufacturing capacity for its Lumi Aluminium products with a new £61k Emmegi CNC machine and a £5k expenditure on an Elumatec 223 End Miller. Lumi MD, Asa McGillian, said: “Our latest investment...
By Neil Parton, Elumatec’s managing director. Many in business are familiar with the concept of succession planning. It’s often associated with family concerns, such as agriculture, but it’s also used by smaller businesses originally established by one individual but now employing several generations of a single family. But succession planning isn’t just for family businesses. Every venture, large or small,...
Danny Jones, technical director at Kall Kwik Machinery, discusses how the company works with customers to provide tailormade Schirmer machines. When it comes to your business, nobody knows it better than you. You know exactly what you do well, and you know the areas you need to improve. You also know when you need to invest in new machinery to improve the way you operate, and you know how...
By Neil Parton, Elumatec MD. With certain issues, it can become the done thing to advertise your commitment to the cause at every opportunity; there is often more hot air than action. Sadly, sustainability is one of those issues. But it’s critical to our survival, and that of every other species on this planet, and we must take it seriously....
By Avantek Machinery. Bristol Windows used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to change its processes and upgrade its machinery. The sharp increase in demand seen by window fabricators across the UK from summer 2020 meant that Bristol Windows soon had the funds to upgrade existing machines that had reached the end of their useful life. This provided the company...
By Wayne Hunter, operations manager at Emmegi (UK). It might be because I’m from Yorkshire, but if I spend money on something I want it to last, so I make sure I look after it. I don’t see that being any different at home or in an industrial or workplace setting, and that probably explains my mission to encourage our...
By Elumatec MD Neil Parton. It’s obvious that if you’re producing a million identical components, automating their manufacture is sensible. If, however, your production runs are somewhat smaller, down to short runs, or fully bespoke one-off items, how much benefit will you gain from automating your processes? It’s a question we’re often asked by those working in the industrial sector,...
By Stuga’s Steve Haines. Nearly 20 years ago Danny Williams from Pioneer Trading purchased a Stuga Flowline sawing and machining centre. The Flowline revolutionised production at the Pioneer factory, and was so successful that a second one was purchased a couple of years later. These faithful servants have stood the test of time ever since but nearly 20 years is...
Few things in business are as frustrating as seeing potential business slip out of your grasp. It’s especially disappointing when the reasons are nothing to do with your competence, quality or pricing, says Elumatec’s MD Neil Parton. A couple of years ago, we were approached by a business that, on the face of it, had everything going for it; a...
By Neil Parton, Elumatec MD. Imagine you could make an eight-fold improvement in the time it takes you to get your products where they need to be. Imagine you could reduce your delivery costs and make huge savings through getting production right first time, every time. That’s not a fantasy. It’s the reality for one of our customers – a...
By Wayne Hunter, operations manager at Emmegi (UK). I’ve just seen the fairly chastening statistic from Building Our Skills of more than 1,100 installer vacancies being advertised on UK job sites at the end of the first week in May. The problem of not attracting enough newcomers into the industry has obviously been compounded by the fact that a good...
The government has introduced an unprecedented £25 billion business tax cut to help kick start economic recovery. Joe Hague, managing director at Promac, explains why that makes it the perfect time to invest in new equipment. Many businesses will be looking to keep a tight control over spending as we face a potentially uncertain few years in the aftermath of...
Sternfenster is delivering an industry leading service on aluminium thanks to significant investment in machinery over the last 12 months, including five-day lead times on its Alifold bifold and Alitherm 300 window. We report. “We are experiencing ongoing, strong demand for our aluminium offering,” Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster said. “We were exceptionally busy throughout 2020 and that’s carried...
By Emmegi. Just a few months after the installation of the first Emmegi 4m Comet R4I five-axis CNC machine in the UK, Emmegi (UK) has now completed the installation of the first, larger Comet R6I version. That machine has gone into Charles Henshaw and Sons, the Edinburgh-based facade specialists, which manufactures both aluminium and steel curtain walling and integrated facades....
By Ian Latimer, managing director of Emmegi (UK). Towards the end of 2020 and already in 2021, Emmegi (UK) is seeing a real increase in enquiries from manufacturers of steel windows and doors. The numbers are relatively small of course because this is such a niche sector of the market, but there is a growing trend for investment in our...
By Elumatec’s managing director Neil Parton. Keeping your production assets in prime operating condition has huge benefits in terms of overall performance and economy. However, there’s a distinct difference between a machine where everything is working and one where everything is working well. The aim should be smooth running where every component is working at the optimum level. Compare it...
Colin Crow, managing director of digital transformation specialist Sigma Dynamics. Now, more than ever, manufacturers who have harnessed the power of cutting-edge maintenance technology will be reaping the benefits. This certainly applies in the UK's glass manufacturing industry, where record demand coming as a result of the lockdown-induced home improvement boom has put pressure on supply chains and production lines....