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News Release from: Yamazaki Mazak UK
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2007
UK machine tool exporter gains award
For its export of CNC lathes, machining centres and multi-tasking machine tools - sales 82% of turnover - Yamazaki Mazak UK has gained the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise.
Yamazaki Mazak UK has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise for its export of the market leading Mazak range of CNC lathes, machining centres and multi-tasking machine tools The Award has been based on the previous three years export performances, which have seen a significant growth in sales for the entire range of Mazak machine tools
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In fact, exports from the European headquarters in Worcester account for 82% of Yamazaki Mazak U K's turnover, with machines being delivered to 28 countries across Europe.
While the bulk of this business is concentrated in the traditional markets of Germany, Italy, France and western Europe, Mazak has also developed sales in the former eastern bloc countries, opening a sales company in Prague in 2004 and establishing successful sales agencies in the Baltic States.
The overall success of the European sales operation has in turn led to a continuing expansion of the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Worcester.
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This has recently undergone major investment in order to provide the additional capacity needed to produce in excess of 140 machine tools per month "Being honoured with a Queen's Award for our contribution to international trade is a tribute to the hard work of all of our staff," said David Jack, Group managing director Europe.
"We are proud of our export achievements, which have increased by 53 per cent over the past three years.
Central to that is the facility that we have here in Worcester, which not only manufactures more than 1400 machine tools annually but is also maintained as a 'working showroom' that plays host to over 1000 overseas customers and potential customers each year." This success for Mazak is a reflection of the investment that has gone into the Worcester factory over the last 20 years, where machines are not just assembled, but where castings and components are machined, sheet metal is laser-cut and welded, and critical parts are built on site.
The facility is the most complete and most up-to-date machine tool manufacturing site in Europe.
"The combination of highly automated state-of-the-art manufacturing technology with skilled, well trained and committed staff, is what lies behind this success," according to Jack.
"To win this Award for the manufacture and export of high technology machine tools in a fiercely competitive market is a fantastic achievement," he said, "And it is especially pleasing to do so in 2007, which is the 20th Anniversary of manufacturing Mazak machine tools in the UK.".
* Yamazaki Mazak U K is the European headquarters of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation of Japan, which is the world's largest manufacturer of CNC lathes, machining centres and multi-tasking machine tools.
* The company is celebrating 20 years of manufacturing in the UK during 2007.
* Yamazaki Mazak U K employs 573 people in the UK, the majority located at Worcester with regional sales offices strategically placed around the UK.
The company has a philosophy of recruiting from the local community, wherever possible.
* Being a major manufacturing company Yamazaki Mazak U K is fully aware of its environmental responsibilities.
It has operated an environmental system that conforms to ISO 14001:2004 since 1999.
For each machine made, the waste going to landfill has been more than halved over the last five years.
Environmental considerations have also played an important role in the design of the company's machine tools.
* Yamazaki Mazak U K believes that it is important to be a part of the local community and, as such, has developed links with schools and colleges.
Members of staff act as school governors; students are invited to the factory on work experience placements; schools are encouraged to arrange visits to the factory; and, over the past six years, Yamazaki Mazak U K has supported five schools in their bids to achieve 'special status'. Request free introductory details about products from Yamazaki Mazak UK ...
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