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Thursday, September 1, 2022

News: Lontra links with Elevation on recruitment

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Innovative compressor manufacturer Lontra, has officially commenced the first phase of the recruitment drive for their new £17m facility in Doncaster.

Having worked up plans for a high-value digital services centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, the Warwickshire firm secured financial backing from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) for a new Doncaster facility.

Lontra’s award-winning Blade Compressor technology is a patent protected, compact, rotary compressor demonstrating up to 34% improvement in electricity efficiency and reliability, for applications in energy intensive industries such as water treatment and pneumatic conveying.

This new facility, supported by £7m funding from SYMCA, offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact. Being a part of Lontra, means shaping and progressing a rewarding career as it grows from a brand-new clean sheet building to a world-class facility.

Lontra have partnered with Rotherham-based Elevation Recruitment Group, who will manage the recruitment process for the Doncaster site.

As an established regional multi-disciplined recruitment agency, Elevation has extensive experience in managing and delivering multiple high-volume recruitment campaigns, for a number of manufacturing businesses across the region.

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As part of their core values, Lontra are committed to creating a diverse workforce, with an inclusive culture, where every employee feels valued and able to participate to achieve their full potential as well as, a focus on a good work life balance.

As a respected employee of Lontra, every person will play a significant role in forming the Doncaster factory, whilst helping the business to further develop technologies and expand into new industries for compressor applications.

Steve Lindsey, CEO of Lontra said “Lontra’s success is absolutely rooted in our people. Our core culture is one of openness and fairness and we strive to maintain this as every person at Lontra is a key part of driving towards our goal of becoming a global industry leader.”

John Bohan, Senior Director at Elevation Recruitment Group said: “Partnering with a company that has such an incredible reputation in the engineering & manufacturing space is something, I personally take with great pride. The expertise and networks we have across the specialist sectors required for these roles, will enable us to find the most valuable people for Lontra. I speak for the whole of the Elevation team when I say, we are truly excited for this partnership.”

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Chris Dungworth, Head of Serviced at Business Doncaster warmly welcome Lontra to Doncaster, “As part of the support we have provided to Lontra throughout their significant move to Doncaster, we are delighted to be able to promote new quality vacancy opportunities to local residents through our Advance team and the Gateway East Academy. These services will work alongside Elevation Recruitment Group who have been appointed as Lontra’s recruitment partner”

The first phase of this recruitment campaign will include the search for a HR Manager, Facilities Manager, Purchasing Manager, QHSE Manager, Supply Quality Engineer, Buyer, Quality Engineer, IT Support, Production Supervisors, Teams Leaders and Skilled Operatives in Machining, Assembly and Testing.

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

News: Lontra looks to South Yorkshire for 300-job manufacturing facility

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Having announced plans at the end of last year to develop a high-value digital services centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, the Lontra technology company is now looking to establish a new £18m manufacturing facility in nearby Doncaster.

The Lontra Blade Compressor is a step change in compressor technology developed by the Warwickshire firm. It is the first clean-sheet compressor design in over 80 years and can be used across many sectors such as aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical manufacture and water treatment. It is proven to be 21% more efficient than the next competitor, offering incredible energy savings along with big improvements in reliability.

Having already secured £1.58m via the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the Rotherham facility is expected to create 53 jobs in the area by 2024. For the next phase of its ambitious plans, Lontra said it would set up a customer support operation in a new building also at the AMP. This will enable the company to undertake Research and Development activity with customers to support the development of innovative new products.

The Lontra Digital Centre will enable the company to develop its aftersales support services to customers for its compressor products worldwide. The grant is also being put towards the purchase of innovative 6-demonstrator machines which will use advanced artificial intelligence techniques and sensoring systems to enable customers' machines to be controlled and monitored globally. This means Lontra will be able to reduce maintenance costs for its customers, minimise downtime and reduce energy bills.

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Phase 2 would see Lontra build a "smart" factory in the area, which will provide new engineering, research and development and technical support jobs.

An update to the South Yorkshire LEP's Business Recovery and Growth Board shows that the Lontra's factory is set to be in Doncaster, backed again by finance from the LEP and creating 300 jobs.

The minutes, state: "It was envisaged to establish a new manufacturing facility in Doncaster, within existing premises which was close to Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The total project cost was almost £18m.

"The outcomes would include 300 new high-quality manufacturing jobs to be created by 2025, which equated to approximately £17,000 against the grant, and would release approximately £11m of private sector match funding.

"The funding request was just over £1.9m on loan, to be fully repaid within 7 years, and £5.16m of grants."

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

News: Lontra to develop service centre on Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park

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Lontra technology company has announced that it will develop a high-value digital services centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham.

The firm, headquartered in Warwickshire, has secured £1.58m from the Sheffield City Region Local Growth Fund via the Local Enterprise Partnership, to support the project.

The new facility is expected to create 53 jobs in the area by 2024. Lontra is also set to create a number of new technical jobs as the business develops, some of which will be filled by local graduates and apprentices, for which the company will work with local universities and the AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre).

The Lontra Blade Compressor is a step change in compressor technology. It is the first clean-sheet compressor design in over 80 years and can be used across many sectors such as aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical manufacture and water treatment. It is proven to be 21% more efficient than the next competitor, offering incredible energy savings along with big improvements in reliability.

In the next phase of its ambitious plans, Lontra will set up a customer support operation in a new building also at the AMP. This will enable the company to undertake Research and Development activity with customers to support the development of innovative new products. Phase 2 will also see Lontra building a "smart" factory here in Sheffield, which will provide new engineering, research and development and technical support jobs.

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Steve Lindsey, CEO of Lontra (pictured), said: "This is the start of an ambitious programme to build our digital services business globally. We could have located it anywhere in the UK or indeed the world, but we chose Sheffield. Locating here means having access to an abundance of skilled workers and being able to build our supplier network on a local basis. We see it as a real win-win both for us and for the local economy.”

"Sheffield has a strong history of manufacturing excellence and we plan to collaborate with a number of organisations in the area, including the AMRC. The city is also well served by good access to motorway networks and the ports, which will have many benefits as the majority of our products will eventually be produced here and will be exported to the US."

LEP board papers show that the application focused on a £3.25m Research and Development project, which formed part of a larger £15m+ project to set up a "smart" factory in Sheffield.

James Muir, Chairman of the Sheffield City Region, LEP, said: "This is the first step in a larger investment opportunity that will ultimately see Lontra basing its manufacturing capability here. It is great news that the new digital centre and future manufacturing plant will create many new high value jobs in the region.”

The Lontra Digital Centre will enable the company to develop its aftersales support services to customers for its compressor products worldwide. The Sheffield City Region grant will also be put towards the purchase of innovative 6-demonstrator machines which will use advanced artificial intelligence techniques and sensoring systems to enable customers’ machines to be controlled and monitored globally. This means Lontra will be able to reduce maintenance costs for its customers, minimise downtime and reduce energy bills.

Lontra website

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