William Whiteley & Sons , which employs 15 people and boasts a £ 1.1m turnover , has been working with the Manufacturing Growth Programme to identify and overcome production bottlenecks .
A new machine was identified as one of the solutions , but spending a significant amount of money during a pandemic was causing concern amongst the management team .
“ This is where MGP and our Manufacturing Growth Manager Marcus Pearson came into his own , identifying a grant we could apply for that would cover 43 % of the cost of the vibratory finishing machines ,” added Jeremy , who runs the business with his wife and Co-Director Sally .
MGP ’ s Marcus Pearson concluded : “ William Whiteley & Sons is a fantastic Sheffield business , steeped in history and boasting scissors and shears that are in demand all over the world .
“ The management team has a clear vision of what it needs to do to continue to improve its performance and the move towards bringing more elements of its manufacturing process in-house will assist it in this .
“ Carefully targeted support and access to financial grants that give our manufacturers a competitive advantage is what the Manufacturing Growth Programme is all about .”
“ It is very difficult to know what assistance is available when you ’ re a small company , so professional advice and guidance to maximise financial and other benefits is invaluable , leaving us free to concentrate on what we do best .
“ The grant definitely made the difference to us making the latest purchase and now all attention is focused on increasing our sales to fill up the additional capacity .”
For further information , please visit www . whiteley . co . uk or www . manufacturinggrowthprogramme . co . uk
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