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News Release from: FSG Tool and Die
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 November 2003
Training and investment pays off for
toolmaker
Pontypridd-based toolmaker, FSG, is reaping the benefit of its strategy of investing in training and technology and is reporting its order books full into 2004.
Pontypridd-based toolmaker, FSG, is reaping the benefit of its strategy of investing in training and technology Full order books into 2004 mean that the firm is recruiting new technical staff and has even cancelled its Christmas shut-down
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Only two days since the show closed and we've already received drawings to quote from" enthuses Rob Williams, Technical Sales Manager of prestige Welsh toolmaker, FSG Tool and Die.
"We're working flat out," explains MD, Gareth Jenkins, "We have built a great team and we are still growing.
To support our drive into the mould tool market we have recently employed an additional specialist designer, who is a real expert the field.
We have also just recruited a very experienced toolmaker and expect to be looking for additional skilled technical staff in the near future." To increase productivity still further, the company is moving towards cellular manufacture to cope with the increased workload, and has also made substantial investments in new machinery including two mid range CNC milling machines, two new 750kN presses and one of the most advanced wire erosion machines in Europe, which is being delivered directly from its first public appearance at a trade show in Europe, to the factory floor at FSG - all in the last three months.
Naturally, there is little benefit in buying the latest equipment without investing in the skills to use it and training has always been a high priority for FSG, which provides on-going training for over half of its direct workforce.
"In manufacturing today, nothing stands still," explains Gareth, "It's not like the old days, when once you had learnt your job - that was it.
Now there are new machines, new techniques, new challenges all the time.
It's our staff, as much as our technology that gives us our competitive edge." At a recent ceremony, the Gauge and Toolmaker's Association (GTMA) presented the Rudolph Carne award to FSG in recognition of the excellence of its continuous learning programmes.
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