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News Release from: Stadco
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 November 2003
Jaguar takes over press shop management
Polynorm and Jaguar Cars have reached final agreement on the transfer to Jaguar of management of the Press Shop at Jaguar's Castle Bromwich premises.
The Board of Management of Polynorm - 100% shareholder of PolynormStadco's Castle Bromwich Pressings company (CBP) - and Jaguar Cars have reached final agreement on the transfer to Jaguar of management of the Press Shop at Jaguar's Castle Bromwich premises CBP has been entirely responsible for bringing this facility to full production capability
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Since PolynormStadco became responsible for the management of the Castle Bromwich Press Shop in 2000 they have successfully worked towards establishing a true and unique aluminium competence centre for Jaguar.
Following a thorough joint investigation of the feasibility of the transfer proposal, Polynorm and Jaguar, have in good faith negotiations concluded on the final transfer of CBP to Jaguar.
Now the transfer has been successfully executed, Jaguar has taken over all responsibility for the employment of CBP employees at the Press Shop to comply fully with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations.
Jaguar has also acquired substantially all of CBP's existing assets employed in the Press Shop operations.
Quotes from: Spierings, (Polynorm): "The partnership with Jaguar was a huge challenge and learning experience for Polynorm - the responsibility for the press-shop start-up and finally launch of all aluminium panels for the XJ has added invaluable expertise to our organisation.
The trust Jaguar has given us during completion of the job has proven true partnership of the Jaguar team for which we thank them all." Andrew Morriss, (managing director, Stadco): "Stadco is proud to have worked in partnership with Jaguar and Polynorm offering its extensive knowledge of press shop processes to help create a world class aluminium competence centre.
Stadco has learnt an enormous amount about aluminium pressings from this project and we are confident that Jaguar will go from strength to strength through the use of panels produced at Castle Bromwich".
Jones (Jaguar): "After setting up complete class-A press-shops in Brazil and Germany we trusted Polynorm to do the job - they did not fail and the XJ was launched successfully." Hudson (Jaguar): "Having a supplier on-board with the responsibility for so many critical body parts means a lot for our manufacturing teams -especially during launch phase of a new vehicle.
Polynorm and Stadco did a good job - we couldn't have done it without them.".
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