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News Release from: British Turntable Co
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
British Turntable gets Jung rights in UK
British Turntable has acquired the business assets of Cawley Marine Industrial and with it the exclusive rights to distribute Jung lifting and moving equipment equipment in the UK.
British Turntable has made further expansion into the materials handling field by acquiring the business assets of Cawley Marine Industrial and with it the exclusive rights to distribute Jung lifting and moving equipment equipment in the UK This is the second major acquisition for British Turntable in just over a year: in April 2004 the company bought the assets of Hovair Systems, world renowned suppliers of air film movement equipment, to extend their expertise in this field
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Adding Jung equipment to the portfolio means that British Turntable can now offer customers the best handling solution, whether conventional wheeled, omni-directional air film, mechanical, manual or powered, depending on the load and site conditions.
Jung, with 30 years' experience in the development and manufacture of lifting and moving heavy loads, has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its products.
The standard product range includes hydraulic jacks and pumps as well as transport trolleys capable of moving loads up to 100 tonnes; the company also offers a specialist design service for custom-built units for individual projects.
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Among Jung customers in the UK are Pickfords Vanguard and Lupprians Computer Express (machinery movers), Magnex Scientific, GE Medical Systems and Oxford Magnet Technology (body scanner manufacturers), Heidelberg UK (printing machinery manufacturer), Panasonic, RWE Nukem (nuclear contractors) and several local authorities.
With the acquisition of the Hovair portfolio last year British Turntable augmented its expertise in air film technology, which is used widely in industry to provide materials handling solutions as an alternative to mechanical movement.
Specialist areas in the aerospace, nuclear fuels and automotive manufacturing industries are particularly attracted to the technology as, by forming a film of air between the load and the floor, the air cushion or bearing allows heavy loads to be moved easily and accurately, whether linear or multi-directional movement is required to aid the handling process.
The combined portfolio of Hovair, Jung and British Turntable's own product base, which includes materials handling carousels and transporters, high capacity revolves and transporters capable of moving a railway carriage, military tank or an aeroplane, as well as vehicle access and other heavy duty turntables, means that British Turntable engineers will now be able to advise on the most effective and cost-efficient means of moving equipment, no matter how awkward or heavy it may be.
British Turntable is accredited to BS EN ISO 9001: 2000.
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