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News Release from: TEC Manufacturing
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 May 2003
Order book booms for automation systems
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At a time when UK manufacturing industry feels a noticeable drop in investment, a systems integrator has achieved the largest order book in the company's 23-year history.
At a time when UK manufacturing industry generally is reporting a noticeable drop in investment, TEC Manufacturing has achieved the largest order book in the company's 23-year history The value of orders in hand in February 2003 topped GBP 800,000 - 75 per cent up on GBP 457,000 at the same time last year - and the company is actively looking for more staff to support the rapid increase in its business
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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TEC Manufacturing, based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, specialises in production solutions using robotics, intelligent vision, data capture, lasers, pneumatics and other advanced technologies.
The company designs and builds machines for a very wide range of industries, and claims that the increase in business has come from all sectors.
As a result, TEC will be recruiting sales engineers, project engineers, designers and software engineers to join its existing team.
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"Currently there's a general lack of confidence among manufacturers which is resulting in falling investment in production equipment," says TEC chairman Robin Jowit.
"Those who are still in the market are demanding the most cost-effective manufacturing solutions, solutions that really work for them.
We know that many of our recent orders were not the result of quoting the lowest prices - we won them because our customers felt that we had the resources to solve their problems effectively, bring in jobs successfully, and provide expert technical back-up." TEC Manufacturing has built up a stable and highly qualified team of people, including some of the best technicians in the industry.
The company places a high value on human resources; it always welcomes applicants with relevant experience in industrial sales, design and engineering, and has retained staff at a time when many similar companies have been making cutbacks.
TEC Manufacturing Limited, established in 1980 and based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, is a leading systems integrator specialising in the design and manufacture of production solutions utilising robotics, intelligent vision systems, data capture, laser, pneumatics and other advanced technologies.
It is one of the few UK companies with sufficient disciplines in-house to be able to offer a totally integrated design and build service for turnkey projects and bespoke special purpose machines.
TEC Manufacturing serves a wide spectrum of industrial sectors including automotive, white goods, mobile telephones, pharmaceutical, electrical and electronics.
The company employs 50 people in its two major divisions; its current annual turnover is over GBP 3 million, and sales growth is currently around 10 per cent per annum.
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