Sourcing rare specification Whitworth nuts and bolts led to DWS Engineering’s owner David Swaffield manufacturing his own and creating a successful business as a result.
In early October 2022, Citizen Machinery held a three-day open house at its Brierley Hill facility, which was visited by 176 people, up 28% compared with the previous year's event. They represented 63 companies, 23% more than were hosted last time.
Birmingham-based brass lampholder manufacturer S Lilley & Son has found the ability to remove the guide bush when machining on its latest Citizen sliding head lathes has made them the natural successor to its ageing single-spindle cam auto machines. PES reports.
The decision to invest in new machinery can be a difficult one, especially when existing equipment is still performing reliably. But technology moves at an alarming rate, so you really could be missing out.
Due to unprecedented growth in sales of Cincom sliding-head and Miyano fixed-head turning centres, which has doubled Citizen Machinery UK's turnover since 2016, the company has decided to increase the number of its area sales managers from five to six in order to maintain the high level of customer support for which the supplier is renowned.
Faced with a massive downturn in aerospace orders due to the pandemic, Rugby-based subcontractor Technoset was forced to restructure its operations. Fortunately, it could turn to Citizen Machinery for support in finding new markets. PES reports.
Citizen Machinery UK, has reported a successful open house. The event, held by the bar-fed sliding-head and fixed-head CNC turning machine specialist, was the first organised by the company since the start of pandemic.
Father and son team Andy and Owen Phillips, both of whom are pilots and aviation engineering enthusiasts, started a subcontract machining business in Havant in 1994.