Established in 1962, the company has been manufacturing and selling its coolant and swarf vacuums, centrifuges and tramp oil separators globally for over half a century. In recent years, Pershore-based Freddy Products has been heavily involved in bringing old Freddy vacuum systems back to life.
Commenting upon this resurgent refurbishment service, Freddy Products’ managing director Simon Hanmer said: "Customers have been coming back to us with Freddy vacuums that are over 30 years old and in a pretty sorry state. We are offering a full refurbish service where we can bring the units back to an 'as-new' condition. Our products are hand built in the UK and components are sourced locally; our team has the expertise, the equipment and facilities to bring your old Freddy back to life."
In some instances, a Freddy Vacuum may only need a clean-up, new hoses and a few new switches. However, the facilities at Freddy enable the Worcestershire company to undertake integrity and leak testing and the subsequent replacement or repair of the sumps and tanks, replace electronics, pumps, hoses, seals, castors, motors, gaskets and anything else that may appear beyond repair.
In addition, Freddy Products can customise old units to modern day needs. In some cases, customers have requested forklift channels and even tow bars to improve the mobility of large systems. Many of the refurbishment projects undertaken by Freddy Products in the last 12 months can be seen on the company’s website.
"Many foreign import vacuum systems are low-cost, mediocre quality and are difficult to repair and source spare parts when an issue arises,” Mr Hanmer advised. “The Freddy range has been built-to-last and we are often seeing old systems from the 1960s and 70s that are sat in the corner of a factory due to a simple fault or maintenance issue that can easily be rectified.
“Refurbishment can be a very cost-effective option – and the benefits of an efficient coolant vacuum system can be significant," he concluded.
Freddy Products www.freddy-products.co.uk
