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Machinery

MACHINERY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR FINALIST

» LEADING MACHINERY innovator , Haffner Ltd has been confirmed as a finalist in the new Machinery Supplier of the Year category at the prestigious G22 Awards . Dave Thomas , Chief Executive Officer of Haffner , said : “ Everyone at Haffner is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Machinery Supplier of the Year award . Over the years we have continued to invest across the business and we are now the industry ’ s leading machinery supplier thanks to the dedication and commitment of our team . To reach finalist status is a huge achievement and celebrates the hard work and efforts of everyone at Haffner .”
Haffner has seen an impressive transformation , along with a package of sizeable investments , in the past three years . This has included the company doubling the size of its Staffordshire headquarters , commissioning a new 37,000 sqm purpose-built factory in Istanbul , Turkey , building a new showroom facility and restructuring its senior management team to support its continued growth trajectory .
Dave said : “ Haffner has seen exponential growth in the past few years thanks to our outstanding machinery offering and team of industry
and technical experts who are committed to adding value to all customers ’ businesses .”
Haffner offers the largest and most comprehensive machine portfolio in the industry , which makes it a go-to supplier for fabricators of all sizes . It ’ s the exclusive UK supply partner of Graf Synergy , which offers world class seamless welding technology and patented welding techniques . It is the sole UK agent of Haffner Machinery and it also supplies a range of fabrication machines from FOM Industrie , which holds an international reputation for quality machinery that combines the latest technology with skilled engineering and competitive prices .
www . haffnerltd . com

Third line investment as part of £ 2m expansion

» RESPECTED LANCASHIRE IGU manufacturer Tuff-X Processed Glass has invested in a third Super Spacer application line as part of a wider capital investment worth £ 2m . The Prescot-based firm , a loyal Edgetech customer for 15 years , makes extensive use of the company ’ s celebrated Super Spacer product for conservatory roof glass .
“ Unlike IGU manufacturers that focus mainly on windows and doors , at Tuff-X we ’ re experts in making the unconventionally shaped units that go into conservatory roofs ,” explains Commercial Director Paul Higgins .
“ That includes a lot of triangular units for conservatory gables – and many spacer products can ’ t accommodate the acute angles we require .
“ That ’ s one of the key reasons we ’ ve been using Super Spacer for the last 15 years – its flexible construction means it ’ s more than capable of handling the unorthodox glass shapes that we produce on a daily basis . It also offers excellent thermal performance , the aesthetics are really good , and we receive great service from Edgetech .”
Faced with soaring demand , and finding it harder to
maintain the excellent service and quick lead times Tuff-X prides itself on , investing in a third Super Spacer line was the obvious next step .
“ The period since the pandemic has obviously been extremely hectic , but we ’ ve been flat out for the best part of ten years ,” Paul continues . “ That ’ s why we ’ ve decided to implement an 18-month , £ 2m investment expansion plan , that ’ s not only seen us invest in
the third line , but also commit to a 30,000 square foot factory extension , and purchase new cutting equipment and other machinery .”
In addition to conservatory roofs , Tuff-X has also launched a cutting-edge new rooflight – Infinity Ecolite , the most energy efficient product of its kind on the market .
“ Tinted glass defeats the object of fitting a rooflight in the first place ,” Paul explains . “ With Ecolite , we ’ ve come up with a solution – a product that looks virtually no different to a standard , non-tinted glass unit , but that reflects twice the amount of heat , and conforms to the latest changes to Document O of Building Regulations .”
www . edgetechig . co . uk
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