MACHINERY
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND
PLENTY TO CELEBRATE
2020 marks the tenth anniversary of Emmegi
(UK). While the festivities may be a little more
muted than they might have been given the
ongoing Coronavirus crisis, there is still plenty
for the Coventry-based business to celebrate.
» ORIGINALLY SET UP WITH THE
intention of supplying mostly manual
machines and small CNCs, with the
occasional automatic machine thrown in,
Emmegi (UK) has grown to become one of
the biggest players in the machinery sector. It
specialises in large, fully automatic machines
and medium to large CNCs, with a highly
trained and experienced team looking after
customers right across the UK and Ireland.
While the Emmegi brand and machines
had been around in the UK for many years,
it was only when Managing Director Ian
Latimer joined forces with Emmegi in Italy in
2010 that it established its own dedicated UK
operation.
Ian explained: “Prior to that, Emmegi
was just one product range amongst several
supplied by a well-known machinery
merchant. Sales and service were inevitably
spread across lots of different priorities and,
while progress was steady, there was a sense
that Emmegi could be a much bigger brand in
the UK if it had a dedicated team behind it.
“We knew that fabricators liked the quality
of the machines and the precision engineering
which went into them; and we recognised that
there was a real opportunity to grow the brand
in the UK with the right team and the right
level of commitment.”
With the support of Emmegi’s owners in
Italy, Ian was the first employee of the brand
new Emmegi (UK) venture in July 2010,
along with senior technician Garry Barehead.
Ian and Garry are still there of course, along
with a team of 16 now working across sales,
servicing, spare parts and finance, mostly
based at the purpose-designed headquarters in
Coventry.
Ian added: “We have worked hard over the
last decade to build a team packed with skills
and experience and we’re stronger now than
we’ve ever been. Our sales managers in the
UK, Martin Linnell and Andrew Jones, have
been with us almost since the beginning and
have a huge amount of market and customer
knowledge between them. Similarly, our sales
manager in Ireland, Jim O’Connell, has been
the driving force behind our success story
there since he was appointed in 2015.
“When it comes to service, our team is
now led by Wayne and Kully Hunter, who are
well known across the industry and have vast
amounts of specialist operational experience
which is directly benefiting our customers.”
From a standing start in 2010, Emmegi
(UK) is now a multi-million pound business,
with a turnover five times its original target.
As well as the quality of the machines and the
powerful heritage and global resources of the
Emmegi business in Italy, Ian believes that the
real secret to its success has been hard work
and building long lasting relationships. He
explained: “After 10 years, we’ve got plenty
of customers who are buying their second,
third and even fourth machines from us. It
feels good to know that we have become their
machinery partners, trusted to provide the best
advice as well as the best service.
“What I’m especially proud of is the
reputation which Emmegi (UK) has built.
Customers know that they are our priority and
that we will always work hard to make sure
they have exactly the right machine for their
set up and look after that machine properly
once it is installed.
“We’re constantly investing and improving,
particularly in our service and engineering
departments, and we are confident that the
next ten years will see us go from strength to
strength.”
In the same year that Emmegi (UK)
celebrates its 10th anniversary, Emmegi in
Italy is celebrating 50 years. Under the Voilap
Holding umbrella, Emmegi continues to
build and acquire businesses which strengthen
its portfolio and it continues to support
its network of 11 hubs including Emmegi
(UK).
Emmegi (UK) is part of one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of
systems for machining aluminium, PVC,
iron and steel profiles. Founded in 1970
near Modena in Italy, the company now
produces a comprehensive range of
market leading machines and ancillary
equipment at factories both in Italy and
in China and has sales operations in
more than 50 countries worldwide.
www.emmegi.com
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