PP Control & Automation, which supplies electrical control systems, cable harnesses and subcontract manufacturing solutions to many of the world’s largest machinery builders, turned 50 years old in September and marked the occasion by securing £2 million of new contracts.
Located in a 55,000ft2 facility in Cheslyn Hay, the company enjoyed a surge in demand for its strategic outsourcing services, with interest coming as far away as Iceland.
“2017 has been a major year for us, not just in terms of our big birthday, but also in terms of laying the foundations for the next five decades,” explained Tony Hague, managing director of PP Control & Automation.
“We now have a five-year plan of taking turnover from £22 million in 2017 to £40 million in 2022 and the £1 million factory extension now gives us the additional space and world class logistics/materials department to help us achieve that.”
“A lot of machine builders are extremely busy with strong order books. Their current issues surround capacity constraints and increasing production and sales lead-times, which in turn can result in lost orders.
“Strategic outsourcing solutions that we can offer can greatly assist in redesigning their supply chain and operational strategies and provide significant improvements without the cost and risks associated with significant additional recruitment, capex and new buildings.”
PP Control & Automation, which is a member of the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), has secured a number of awards over the course of the last five decades, with the latest TMMX Customer Service title in November 2017 added to a trophy cabinet already featuring Best Overall Factory of the Year from Cranfield University.
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