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News Release from: Colchester-Harrison
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 December 2004
Midlands centre takes over UK lathe
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In response to growing customer traffic to the Midlands Technical Centre of Colchester Sales based at 600 Centre, it has now become the hub for co-ordinating sales and applications support for the UK.
In response to growing customer traffic to the Midlands Technical Centre of Colchester Sales based at 600 Centre in Shepshed near Loughborough, it has now become the hub for co-ordinating sales and applications support for the UK The Colchester Sales operation was set up in early 2003 with technical centres located adjacent to the Colchester Lathe machine tool plant in Heckmondwike, West Yorks, at the 600 Centre for the Midlands and RK International in Erith, Kent for the South
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to sales director Mike Dawes: "The 600 Centre is ideal as a central hub for customers and provides excellent customer facilities.
At the centre we have based the main sales and applications team which has been progressively expanded as sales and market share have increased." The Heckmondwike centre and RK International's Technical Centre will still play key roles in the Colchester Sales coverage of the UK while factory service and spares will continue to be based at Heckmondwike.
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