Product category:
Fast prototyping equipment, pattern-making and services
News Release from: NPL Technologies | Subject: Pattern and toolmaking
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 July 2002
Pattern and toolmaker expands facilities
Nuneaton based NPL Technologies, the UK's largest pattern and toolmaker, has doubled its work force and sales in four years and is now increasing the size of its facilities by 25%.
Nuneaton based NPL Technologies, the UK's largest pattern and toolmaker, has doubled its work force and sales in four years and is now increasing the size of its office and production facilities by 25% NPL Technologies has just begun an extension of its pattern shop which will result in a two-storey building with 4,000ft2 of extra space
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Tooling designed for blow-moulded barriers
NPL Technologies, the UK's largest patternmaker, designed and produced the tooling for a completely new concept in road works and traffic/crowd control barrier products.
At the same time it has announced that it is taking over the office and production facilities of a recently vacated unit which is conveniently located adjacent to NPL on the same industrial estate.
This will provide an additional 6,000ft2 of office and manufacturing space as well as 20 more car parking spaces.
Tony Lowe, joint managing director, NPL Technologies, said: "We need to support our ever expanding business and are investing in new, additional, confidential vehicle studio facilities and more inspection machines." Other recent investment in expansion included two purpose-built, confidential, climate-controlled studios following NPL's highly successful contract for the life size master checking fixture for the BMW Mini.
Today NPL Technologies works with major names such as Land Rover and BMW, three of the leading Formula I teams, has expanded its business into Europe and has plans for North America.
• NPL Technologies: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
