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News Release from: TS Harrison and Sons
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 May 2006
Lathe distributor of the year named
UK lathe distributor, Datamach of Coventry - one of the UK's most successful machine tools suppliers - has been named as Harrison's 'Distributor of the Year, 2005-6'.
Leading lathe distributor, Datamach of Coventry - one of the UK's most successful machine tools suppliers - has been named as Harrison's 'Distributor of the Year, 2005-6' Harrison makes this prestigious annual award to the highest-performing company from its global distributor network which operates in all major markets across the world, including the USA, Australia, South Africa, the Middle and Far East and Europe
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Sep 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Founded in 1981 to supply machine tools and digital read-outs, and based at Falkland Close, Canley, the award coincides with the Datamach's 25th anniversary in the industry.
The company became a distribution partner for Harrison at the time of the introduction of the Harrison Alpha manual/CNC series lathes in the mid-1990s.
Since then, its consistent record of high achievement and the phenomenal industry-wide popularity of the Alpha lathes have helped Datamach to extend its large Harrison customer base beyond its traditional Midlands business areas.
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Datamach's managing director Roger Lawrence attributes the company's 25-year success story to: "A good team of long-serving staff who are dedicated to the products".
He added: "We have grown with the Alpha range.
We now have a 6,000ft2 showroom where we always have demonstration machines.
We also have a training school where customers can send operators to learn new advanced skills and we have service engineers to provide customers with the reassurance of full after-sales and service back-up." He explained that Datamach is committed to continued growth in order to be able to supply new customers and further extend its level of service to existing customers.
As part of Datamach's ongoing business development David Lawrence, the son of the company's founder, who has worked in the business for many years, is taking an increasingly active role in its business planning and day-to-day management.
Harrison's sales director David Smith said: "Datamach has achieved a huge amount as a specialist machine tools distributor in a relatively short time.
It is now undoubtedly one of the leading distributors in our global network.
Over the past 12 months Datamach's record of sales successes and customer service has been outstanding and the company richly deserves its 'Distributor of the Year' status.
"Harrison is delighted to have Datamach as one of its major UK-based distributors and a leading player in our worldwide business.
Everyone at Harrison warmly congratulates Roger and his outstanding team on the occasion of their 25-year anniversary.".
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