PECM Issue 18 2016 | Page 23

One Epic Move F ollowing the overwhelming success of their luxury branded product, British precision engineering company Engineering Technologies & Manufacturing Ltd have recently made an epic move from Lancashire to Northamptonshire. The company chose the new situation due to its central location, good access, development potential and high concentration of skilled staff and after having been located in Lancashire since their inauguration in 1998 they felt it was time to ‘step up a gear’. Besides undertaking high end precision sub contract work for various sectors, the company manufacture the luxury branded ‘Longthorne’ shotguns for their sister company Longthorne Gunmakers Ltd. Their innovative shotguns are made entirely in house combining the very best in modern technology with traditional manufacturing methods. They currently have UK and US patents and are in the process of lodging international patents relating to their barrel technology which are manufactured from a single piece of high specification steel rather than the more The company will have invested close to one million pounds in new equipment this year alone conventional method of soldering tubes together, thus creating a stronger, lighter, component with several further advantages within the finished product. Company Directors James ‘Longthorne’ Stewart has always believed in investing in the best equipment and buying the right tools for the job, they have an extensive and varied plant list including such names as Studer, Blohm, Yamazaki, Huron and Agie to name but a few and incorporate some very high tech processes into their production methods, the latest being full 3D scanning. The company will have invested close to one million pounds in new equipment this year alone, and are currently awaiting the arrival of a new spark eroder and robotic loader to combine their new 5 axis machining centre, the company are always on the lookout for skilled enthusiastic staff to join their growing team. Their innovative shotguns are made entirely in house combining the very best in modern technology with traditional manufacturing methods. Within easy distance of London, the new premises offer plenty of potential to project their luxury brand, offering Clients the right type of experience compared to their former premises which was limiting expansion plans. www.etmeng.co.uk Issue 18 PECM 23