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VETERANS CELEBRATE 15 YEARS
Edgetech isn ’ t just celebrating 15 years of UK manufacturing in 2022 . The Quanex company is also marking the 15th work anniversary of some of its most respected and longest-serving members of staff .
Ami Chana , Procurement & Logistics Manager , joined the business in July 2007 .
“ Before I started at Edgetech , I ’ d been a team leader at Peugeot , responsible for maintaining the cars ,” Ami explains . When that branch closed , I found myself looking for another job – and luckily for me , I came across a vacancy at Edgetech .
“ In the years since , I think I ’ ve probably experienced almost every aspect of life here at Edgetech . Initially , I started working on the line , making spacers . From there , I moved into the stores . Then three years later I moved into purchasing , before shifting into planning . So by the time I became a manager , I ’ d gained an understanding of how all these different parts of the business worked , which proved extremely valuable .
“ Finally , in 2019 , I was promoted to my current role – Procurement & Logistics Manager . It ’ s a very busy and often challenging job – particularly given the supply chain disruption we ’ ve seen in the last two years . But checking stocks , making sure we don ’ t run out of vital materials , dealing with suppliers and handling commercial imports and exports are all hugely important , so it ’ s highly rewarding too .
“ Edgetech ’ s really grown in the time I ’ ve been here , and I love the fact that the company invests in its people . They encourage employers to experience different areas of the business and support career development .”
Jason Blundred , who ’ s just been promoted to Head of Operations , also joined the business in 2007 . “ I ’ d been working at a major cleaning supplier , and was perfectly happy there ,” says Jason .
“ Then one day , I got a call out of the blue from the person who ’ d been tasked with setting up Edgetech ’ s first UK manufacturing facility . To this day , I have no idea how he got my number , or who suggested I ’ d be a good fit for the role – but whoever you are , you have my thanks !
“ After a series of interviews , I was offered the job – and as soon as I accepted , I was put on a plane to Ohio for some intensive training . Although my time in America was relatively brief , I absolutely loved it , and made some lifelong friends .
“ Back in England , I can clearly remember us celebrating making 100,000 feet of spacer across three shifts for the first time – these days we can do that in one !
“ Once the facility was fully up and running , I became the only engineer on site . As you can imagine , that was an extremely demanding job – so before long , we brought in a team of engineers which I then headed up . When our long-running Works Manager moved to another part of the Quanex family a few years back , I took over his responsibilities as Operations Manager .
“ Now I ’ ve just been appointed Head of Operations , which includes overseeing our fantastic customer service team too . It ’ s a big responsibility , but I relish the challenge .”
Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson comments : “ We ’ re incredibly fortunate to have benefitted from Ami and Jason ’ s hard work and dedication over the last 15 years . They ’ ve helped build Edgetech into the world-leading business it is today .
“ I ’ m extremely proud of everything they ’ ve achieved , and look forward to working with them to ensure Edgetech continues to thrive in the years to come .”
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