Festo appoints UK hydraulic equipment stockist

Festo has appointed Armada Supplies as a 'Premier Stockist' giving the supplier direct access to over GBP 33 million worth of stock held at Festo's customer services centre in Germany.

Armada Supplies, the specialist hydraulic component and equipment supplier, has been appointed a 'Premier Stockist' by Festo.

The appointment grants Armada Supplies exclusive distribution rights for Festo pneumatic products in a large part of Cornwall, from Lands End up to Wadebridge and across to St Austell.

The area includes the important industrial areas around Camborne, Redruth, Truro and Bodmin, as well as the marine industries at Penzance and Falmouth.

As a result of this appointment, Armada Supplies now has direct access to over GBP 33 million worth of stock held at Festo's customer services centre in Germany.

According to Adrian Durant, Festo's business development manager, "Armada Supplies is a professional, service-oriented company.

It has a superb track record in meeting its customers' needs, and a 24/7 service level.

It has established an enviable reputation with many leading industrial companies in Cornwall, and is very active in the marine engineering sector." Damon Wright, Armada Supplies' sales director, is also pleased with this outcome, "We are proud to be associated with the UK's leading pneumatics supplier, and direct call-off from Festo's facilities in Germany will enable us to further accelerate our customer response times." * About Festo - Festo manufactures pneumatic and electrical components and systems for automating industrial processes.

The company has an annual turnover in excess of EUR 1.4 billion, and has facilities in 176 countries around the world.

Festo operates an aggressive R and D programme, holds over 2800 worldwide patents, and introduces about 100 innovative new products to the market every year.

* About Armada Supplies - based in Falmouth, Cornwall, Armada Supplies is a specialist supplier of hydraulic equipment.

Founded some 10 years ago, the company is extremely active in the marine engineering sector, and has established an excellent reputation for product quality and customer service.

In addition to custom engineering and project management, the company offers extensive tube manipulation and welding services, component refurbishment and hydraulic fault rectification services.

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