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CORBETTS THE GALVANIZERS
Record £ 1m month as historic galvanizer rises to the Covid-19 challenge
The UK ’ s oldest hot dip galvanizer is bouncing back from Covid-19 disruption after it processed a record amount of steel from one plant in a single month .
Corbetts the Galvanizers used the downtime in the summer to improve productivity and modernise processes and this has paid off with nearly £ 1m of orders completed in October .
Celebrating 160 years in business in 2020 , the Telford-based company processed 34 % more volume than the same time last year for customers involved in street furniture , transport and construction .
With volumes continuing to rise and new contracts being secured , the recently strengthened management team are now planning to reopen the smaller Plant to increase capacity .
“ This is a phenomenal achievement by our workforce and highlights growing optimism in our sector ,” explained Sophie Williams , Finance Director and General Manager at Corbetts the Galvanizers .
“ It proves that the manufacturing best practice improvements we have undertaken over the last six months are working , including throughput , how we hang work , process speed and upgrading the pretreatment process . There ’ s also been considerable investment in upskilling the workforce and bringing in new team leaders .”
She went on add : “ All this has led to a record month in terms of volume and sales , but , most importantly , we have done all of this whilst maintaining outstanding quality and 24 to 48 hour turnaround time for existing business and 5-10 days for new clients .”
Corbetts the Galvanizers has been supplying world class hot dip galvanizing to thousands of customers across the UK and Europe for 160 years .
This process is the most effective and environmentally friendly way to protect steel from the elements and provides a long-term solution to corrosion ( rust ) and maintenance free protection in excess of 100 years .
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