National coverage

split geographically between the two companies. RK International is concentrating on the southern half of the UK, while Eurospark, the UK importer of Eurospark Joemars EDM machines, will be responsible for the remainder.

The partnership is the cementation of a longstanding relationship between the two businesses, which has seen RK International selling Joemars machines on a less formal basis over the years.

“The two companies and senior managers have had good working relations over many years, so it makes perfect sense to extend that relationship into a more formal sales partnership agreement,” said Dick Aldrich, RK International's sales director. “We can now capitalise on our extensive network of customers across the south of England to actively promote the Eurospark Joemars range of wire, die sink, and spark eroding systems.”

The area covered by RK International is south of a line from the Wash in the east to South Wales in the west, with Eurospark continuing to support customers north of that along with Ireland. Joemars covers the entire spectrum of EDM technology, manufacturing a wide range of EDM machines that includes manual models, such as its popular spark erosion tap removers, through to full CNC die sink machines with over 1m travel in the x-axis; CNC wire EDM machines with machine travels of over 2,000mm: and EDM drilling systems.

“The formal addition of the Eurospark Joemars EDM range to our portfolio, combined with our already existing knowledge of the product range will bring immediate benefits to our customers. The partnership between RK International and Eurospark will further strengthen Joemars' reputation for high quality EDM products across the entire UK,” Mr Aldrich added.

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