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News Release from: WEG Electric Motors (UK)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 August 2003
WEG appoints Taylor and Goodman as
distributor
WEG is continuing to expand the UK distribution and support network for its range of motors and drives products with the appointment of Taylor and Goodman as a distributor.
WEG is continuing to expand the UK distribution and support network for it's range of motors and drives products with the appointment of Taylor and Goodman, one of the UK's largest independent electric motor and controls specialists The appointment follows recent successes for Taylor and Goodman in gaining major contracts with companies such as Thames Water and Scottish Courage Breweries Ltd
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The effective servicing of these demanding contracts is seen as a deciding factor in the new partnership, which has already called upon WEG's ability to provide large stocks and prompt technical support across a comprehensive range of motor variations and sizes.
Although the official start date for the agreement is 1st August, Taylor and Goodman has already placed a substantial level of WEG motor stock into all of the nine branches with an immediate requirement.
Taylor and Goodman branches are located throughout the country, with a strong presence in the South of England.
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Under new ownership since May 2002, the business is growing with a comprehensive motor service covering in-house repair and rewinds, commissioning, stock profiled supply, stock control, on site 24hr maintenance and complete motor management services.
Stephen Doyle, Sales and Marketing Manager for Taylor and Goodman comments, 'It is not just WEG's ability to provide a wide range of low, medium and high voltage motors that has made them an ideal partner for Taylor and Goodman, it is also their product quality and the ability to provide us with prompt, accurate responses to technical and administration queries.
The latter enables us, as a group to pass on an excellent service level to our customers.
Importantly, WEG's equally wide range of drives and softstart products was attractive to us, as this represents the fastest growing area of our business.
The opportunity to source both products from one supplier is a great benefit in terms of quality, support and again, availability.' 'The demand for WEG motors and drives is continuing to grow in the UK,' adds David Ede, Managing Director of WEG UK, 'in order to keep pace with this expansion we are working closely with quality distribution and support partners who are able to offer additional services and added value to the end customer.
Taylor and Goodman is precisely this type of business, encompassing knowledge of other specialist areas such as pumps and HV systems and as such, represents an excellent opportunity for WEG to reach a wider audience while maintaining a first class service.' WEG motors are being provided from fractional kW ratings, up to 315Kw off the shelf and up to 30Mw within the range.
The range extends through standard AC motors, to high efficiency and specialist types such as medium and high voltage, ATEX approved explosion proof motors and smoke extraction motors.
The WEG CFW08 and CFW09 drives range is one of the UK's largest stock range of Inverter Drives and is supported by an equally extensive choice of softstaters to suit any power range.
About WEG - WEG is one of the premier suppliers of automation equipment to the world market with global sales exceeding US$600 Million.
WEG is best known for its motor products, producing over 8 million machines annually for the global market.
In addition, WEG is also a major systems supplier, providing complete turnkey solutions including motors, inverter drives, soft starters, PLCs, high and low voltage switchgear, transformers and systems software.
About Taylor and Goodman - Taylor and Goodman was founded in 1948 and is dedicated to providing a total service package for electric motors and controls.
There are currently 9 branches, which offer in-house fabrication, repairs and rewinding capabilities.
The company provides a nationwide, 24hr service, have personnel permanently on-site in some instances and also employ 10 specialist mobile engineers available to service client needs promptly.
Electric motors and drives of virtually any size can be accessed at any time, day or night, to enable lost production time to be kept to a minimum.
With stocks of GBP 1 million and workshop handling facilities of up to 10 tonnes, the Taylor and Goodman Group of companies can meet all requirements for all industries.
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