MACHINERY
MACHINERY SPECIALIST SUPPORTS FIT SHOW RESCHEDULING
» FOLLOWING THE rescheduling of the FIT Show to May 2022 , industry machinery specialist Haffner has said it ’ s in full support of the decision . Dave Thomas , Managing Director at Haffner , said : “ We ’ re obviously disappointed the event has been postponed . However , it ’ s clearly the sensible thing to do and we ’ ll look forward to returning to faceto-face exhibiting in May 2022 .”
The show has been postponed until Spring 2022 when the organisers believe the majority of the UK will have been vaccinated , supply chain issues will have started to ease and there will be more certainty around large-scale events . Dave commented : “ The safety of our industry has to be paramount . Despite the delay , FIT Show will still be the first UK flagship event to reconnect the market .”
Haffner has already committed to the rescheduled show and will have the largest stand in the show ’ s history with 405 sqm of exhibiting space . This will allow the award-winning machinery company to display its widest ever range at the show .
Haffner has the largest and most comprehensive PVC-U and aluminium fabrication machinery portfolio in the industry . It has an exclusive supply partnership with Italian-machine innovators , Graf Synergy , which is wellknown for its world class seamless welding technology and patented welding techniques . Haffner is also the sole UK agent of Haffner Machinery , which designs innovative and highquality engineered products at competitive industry prices and it also supplies a range of aluminium fabrication machines from worldwide machinegiants , Fom Industries . Italy ’ s Fom Industrie is part of the worldwide FomGroup and has an outstanding product range offering the widest choice of quality machines with competitive lead times .
Dave concluded : “ We see the FIT Show as a strategic partner to support our ambitious growth strategy because it presents a unique platform to demonstrate our machines to as wide an audience as possible . We look forward to welcoming people to our stand next year and to showing exactly why Haffner Murat has become the industry ’ s go-to machinery partner .”
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THIRD MACHINE INVESTMENT AS SAFETY GLASS DEMAND GROWS
» FOLLOWING continuing growth in demand for its toughened safety glass products , TuffX has purchased another new Bovone SLE machine – its third in as many years – which has been installed in the company ’ s recently expanded Merseyside factory .
TuffX ’ s Managing Director Graham Price said : “ We ’ ve already made significant investments to expand our facilities , and our recent factory expansion means we have more space to optimise factory workflow and up the number of machines that can fit into the space for the best possible output .
“ The addition of another Bovone SLE machine for us is just the latest in a series of improvements we ’ ve made and continue to make in order to expand our output and production speed to meet this customer demand for safe , highperforming glass , along with the unrivalled quality finish , tight lead time and high standards of service that our customers know to expect from us .”
The Bovone ELB 12 HS straight line edging ( SLE ) machine represents a £ 180,000 investment and is set to further increase production volumes for the leading safety glass specialist .
The Bovone machines , used to finish edges on popular processed glass products such as balcony screens and balustrade glass at varying thicknesses , can produce flat and arris profiles at a speed of four metres-perminute , processing glass at greater volumes whilst retaining the highest possible quality of finish .
TuffX ’ s latest purchase has been installed at the specialist glass manufacturer ’ s Knowsleybased factory , which increased its footprint to 80,000ft2 earlier this year after it expanded into an adjoining unit to step up production of its increasingly popular Infinity range of rooflights and walk-on glass products .
It has been a period of high customer demand and growth for specialist glass which TuffX has been quick to respond to , said Graham : “ We are committed to continuing to invest to stay ahead of the growing demand for our broad range of products , while ensuring our tight lead times and high standards of service and quality remain unsurpassed – after all , that ’ s what has kept us at the forefront of glass processing for nearly 25 years so far .”
www . tuffxglass . co . uk
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