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News Release from: C Dugard
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 February 2008
Second hand machine tool sale realises
GBP 350,000
An on-line auction of 74 second-hand showroom machines drew sales worth over GBP 350,000, clearing space for engineers to tool up machine tools for special projects.
To meet ever increasing floor space requirements, forward orders of over GBP 6 million and the expanding range of Dugard Eagle and Hyundai-Kia machines represented by C Dugard of Hove, an on-line auction of 74 second-hand showroom machines drew sales worth over GBP 350,000 Said Bob Dugard chairman: "The need for space for new machines is so important in order to give customers a chance to view the different models, perform trials when needed and also give our five application engineers the space to tool up the type of special turnkey projects we are now involved with"
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dugard engaged Law and Cottrill (Auctioneers and Valuers) to perform the 'real time' auction of 74 used machines which drew over 400 of their clients into on-line bidding.
So successful was the auction that it resulted in 62 machines being sold of which more than 70% will be despatched overseas.
John Law a director of Law and Cottrill described bidding as brisk and creating a lot of interest because of the high quality of the part exchange and ex-demonstration machines.
* PDI checks - the extra space was required because when Dugard Eagle machines are delivered to Hove from the Taiwanese factory, that builds the range and is 33% owned by C Dugard, a specialist team of five engineers performs complete PDI checks.
These take time because they cover specification, health and safety compliance, machine performance, control and software and quality of build before delivery to the customer.
Added Dugard: "The growing Eagle range and level of sales means we have a lot of demand for showroom space.
We do not believe in the 'drop and ship' to customers strategy.
When one of our two crews delivers machines for installation we want to know it's exactly what the customer ordered and it will go into production without any problems".
As a further indication of increased business at Hove, sales last year increased by 25% to GBP 19 million, made up of a large increase in Dugard Eagle, Hyundai-Kia and 5-axis turnkey projects. Request free introductory details about products from C Dugard ...
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