News: Investments in new Rotherham facilities paying off for manufacturers
Sarclad and X-Cel Superturn, two local companies that invested in new facilities on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, are already seeing evidence that the decision will pay off after both reported strong starts to the year.
Sarclad, a provider of advanced technology products for the metals industry, has reported a number of new export orders. It has secured three major contracts for its Electro Discharge Texturing (EDT) equipment that is used to provide surface textures on cold mill rolls in steel making facilities across the world.
The first is for a machine for Alcoa, an aluminium mill in Saudi Arabia and is the first time that Sarclad has sold its EDT system into the aluminium industry.
Deals have also been secured with Marcegaglia, an Italian steel processing company based in Mantova and with VAMA, a joint venture between Valin Steel and Arcelormittal, to be installed in China.
Sarclad opened a new facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) last year after moving from Chesterfield. It is also continuing its success with its Strand Condition Monitor (SCM) despite the current difficult marketplace. The system provides accurate measurement and assessment that is essential for the production of high quality steel.
Steve Shillito, project manager at Sarclad, said: "Despite little activity with new steel plant projects, Sarclad's SCM continues to sell well to established steel makers and our extensive reference list continues to grow."
Over the past year installations of new SCMs have been carried out at existing customer plants in Slovakia, Turkey and Taiwan and at new customer plants in China and Canada.
Orders have also come in for a Bloom Caster SCM in Japan, a thin-slab SCM for South Korea, and standard SCMs for Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Argentina, Finland and the USA. All of which will be installed over the course of 2013.
Repeat customers include AHMSA Mexico who are awaiting installation of their fifth unit later this year, and a fourth machine was installed at USS Steel Kosice in 2012.
Steve added: "Even during these difficult times, steel manufacturers continue to recognise the benefits and cost-savings that our Sarclad SCM provides.
"We are particularly pleased to be supplying Outokumpu Sheffield with their second SCM this year, which will replace their first unit after 21 years of continued service, which ties in well with this year's centenary celebrations for Stainless Steel - first developed in Sheffield 100 years ago."
X-Cel Superturn, a global manufacturer of machined components, was the first major company to confirm an expansion into the Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone when the Attercliffe firm announced that it was to expand its current operations to a new 10,000 sq ft facility at the Evolution development on the AMP.
February was a record breaking month, putting the group firmly on the track to reaching its targeted £30m annual turnover. Sales of £2.2m were achieved and an order intake of £2.9m, with shipments beating records for a second month running.
In January, X-Cel appointed three key members of management to its team at the AMP site, Richard Robson as group materials manager, Ben Watson as AMP operations director and David Willis to the post of account manager.
In addition, the group is investing in new state of the art CNC machinery with the AMP site used for the production of gaskets and seals used in the petrochemical, power generation, aerospace and construction industries.
A spokesperson for the company, said: "Continued investment in the most advanced machinery coupled with a companywide commitment to attracting and retaining the brightest industry talent is ensuring that expansion and investment is continuing at a rapid but controlled rate enabling us to maintain and grow our global reputation for quality, service and commercial integrity."
Sarclad website
X-Cel Superturn website
Images: X-Cel Superturn
Sarclad, a provider of advanced technology products for the metals industry, has reported a number of new export orders. It has secured three major contracts for its Electro Discharge Texturing (EDT) equipment that is used to provide surface textures on cold mill rolls in steel making facilities across the world.
The first is for a machine for Alcoa, an aluminium mill in Saudi Arabia and is the first time that Sarclad has sold its EDT system into the aluminium industry.
Deals have also been secured with Marcegaglia, an Italian steel processing company based in Mantova and with VAMA, a joint venture between Valin Steel and Arcelormittal, to be installed in China.
Sarclad opened a new facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) last year after moving from Chesterfield. It is also continuing its success with its Strand Condition Monitor (SCM) despite the current difficult marketplace. The system provides accurate measurement and assessment that is essential for the production of high quality steel.
Steve Shillito, project manager at Sarclad, said: "Despite little activity with new steel plant projects, Sarclad's SCM continues to sell well to established steel makers and our extensive reference list continues to grow."
Over the past year installations of new SCMs have been carried out at existing customer plants in Slovakia, Turkey and Taiwan and at new customer plants in China and Canada.
Orders have also come in for a Bloom Caster SCM in Japan, a thin-slab SCM for South Korea, and standard SCMs for Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Argentina, Finland and the USA. All of which will be installed over the course of 2013.
Repeat customers include AHMSA Mexico who are awaiting installation of their fifth unit later this year, and a fourth machine was installed at USS Steel Kosice in 2012.
Steve added: "Even during these difficult times, steel manufacturers continue to recognise the benefits and cost-savings that our Sarclad SCM provides.
"We are particularly pleased to be supplying Outokumpu Sheffield with their second SCM this year, which will replace their first unit after 21 years of continued service, which ties in well with this year's centenary celebrations for Stainless Steel - first developed in Sheffield 100 years ago."
February was a record breaking month, putting the group firmly on the track to reaching its targeted £30m annual turnover. Sales of £2.2m were achieved and an order intake of £2.9m, with shipments beating records for a second month running.
In January, X-Cel appointed three key members of management to its team at the AMP site, Richard Robson as group materials manager, Ben Watson as AMP operations director and David Willis to the post of account manager.
In addition, the group is investing in new state of the art CNC machinery with the AMP site used for the production of gaskets and seals used in the petrochemical, power generation, aerospace and construction industries.
A spokesperson for the company, said: "Continued investment in the most advanced machinery coupled with a companywide commitment to attracting and retaining the brightest industry talent is ensuring that expansion and investment is continuing at a rapid but controlled rate enabling us to maintain and grow our global reputation for quality, service and commercial integrity."
Sarclad website
X-Cel Superturn website
Images: X-Cel Superturn
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