Record breaker

A total of 17 machines from across the Matsuura, Niigata and SNK product portfolio are involved in the order with a total turnkey package value of £15 million.

The package consists of seven heavy-duty horizontals from Niigata, six 5-axis machines from SNK and four large vertical machines from Matsuura, plus varying levels of turnkey engineering and process development activities spread across the machine models.

The project will be spread over two years with the initial turnkey engineering solutions being developed and proven within Matsuura's UK technical facility at Coalville Leicestershire, prior to delivery to the customer's installation site.
Matsuura's UK commercial manager Simon Burrow commented: “Securing such a prestigious order was a real challenge in a very competitive market and provides an ideal launch pad to commemorate Matsuura Japan's 75th Anniversary year. Winning such a complex order also demonstrates the long term commitment Matsuura has to the UK manufacturing sector and the continuing infrastructure investment made in our UK operation.

"This order also brings a level of financial stability to Matsuura's UK operation and supports our long term investment objectives,” he continued. “The strength of our product portfolio is only part of this success – our proven turnkey experience delivering large complex projects has won the day."

The selection criteria for this investment encompassed many key aspects with the primary focus on the Matsuura team's past abilities to deliver major turnkey projects on time and to the customers exacting process, quality and performance criteria.

“As the UK manufacturing sector continues towards recovery from the recent downturn, investments of this magnitude instigate renewed growth within UK sub suppliers and presents an opportunity for them to recover recently lost ground,” Mr Burrow concluded. “The protracted and continuing lower value of Sterling will herald increased new investment in UK manufacturing and industry suppliers – particularly for manufacturers who export.”

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