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New staff at Distinction are a
sign of investment in quality
and customer service
Leading composite
door manufacturer Distinc-
tion Doors has announced
the recruitment of two new
staff members in a move
showcasing the commitment
to investment in quality
and customer service. Dean
Hempshall joins as Quality
Health and Safety and En-
gineering (QHSE) Manager
while Przemyslaw Dojlidko,
or Joe, steps into an Electri-
cal Maintenance Engineer
role.
The appointments follow
a significant six-figure
investment in machinery
including saws, CNCs, edge-
banders, paint facilities and
related equipment, as well
as new production pro-
cesses designed to improve
quality control and efficien-
cies while reducing waste.
Dean, who moved to
Distinction from Howdens
Joinery in March, will be
tasked with improving the
company’s reputation for
quality and service by mon-
itoring non-conformance
reports and implementing
measures to eradicate
issues in the production
process or supply chain.
His responsibilities will
also include the control of
Total Productive Mainte-
nance (TPM) to ensure that
Distinction’s machinery is
operating at suitable quality
levels.
Joe started in February
and forms part of Dean’s
team. Inaugural in the
newly created role, Joe was
brought in to devise and
oversee a comprehensive
maintenance programme
that supports an upsurge in
productivity by minimising
machinery downtime. He
will manage a schedule of
upgrades and replacements,
which ensures compliance
with industry regulation is
upheld, and by having a
human resource dedicated
to fault diagnostics and
performance monitoring
of equipment, the overall
output of the factory will
increase.
www.distinctiondoors.co.uk
Office expansion for
Hodgson Sealants
Beverley-based Hodgson
Sealants has just completed an
impressive two-storey office
expansion programme, to cope
with current growth and as part
of ambitious expansion plans
for their future in the sealants
sector.
With a customer base in the
trade and commercial sectors,
Hodgson Sealants have grown to
become the UK’s largest inde-
pendent manufacturer of sealants
and related products. Established
in 1968 by Peter Hodgson, the
company celebrated its 50th
anniversary last year and still re-
mains a family-based business.
This new head office facility
includes an expansive recep-
tion area, spacious board room,
meeting rooms, expanded office
space for the commercial depart-
ments and canteen facilities to
support the workforce. There is
also further space allocated to
the further growth in the busi-
ness, which is a keen investor
in the local labour force, which
has grown by 40% in the last five
years.
www.hodgsonsealants.com
Growth in aluminium reflected
in Haffner Murat’s ‘Spring’ sales
Dave Thomas, Manag-
ing Director of machinery
specialists Haffner Murat,
says his company’s sales are
always a reliable indicator
of what’s happening in the
window industry. “The in-
dustry buzz at the moment
is all about the growth of
aluminium. Our sales show
that to be true with many
fabricators choosing to in-
vest in our ITALMAC Spring
S7000 4 Axis Machining
Centre as they look to cap-
italise on what aluminium
has to offer.”
Haffner Murat is the UK’s
official agent for the Italian
range of ITALMAC alumin-
ium fabrication machinery.
ITALMAC has an interna-
tional reputation for quality
machinery that combines
the latest technology with
skilled engineering and
competitive prices. The
Spring S7000 4 Axis Ma-
chining Centre is the per-
fect example of the value its
machinery can add.
The machine is specifi-
cally designed for milling,
drilling, threading and
cutting bars or workpieces
made of aluminium, PVC,
light alloys and steel. It
has a robust construction
for years of trouble-free
service and includes main
structures made of elec-
tro-welded steel, normal-
ised and worked with CNC
machine tools, and a 4-Axis
movement controlled by
high-precision brushless
servomotors.
It has a wealth of practi-
cal, safety and time-saving
features. There’s an electric
spindle with an ISO 30
tool connection suitable for
material removal processes
during milling and drill-
ing operations. There are
three, four and seven metre
versions, with the seven
metre version offering the
option of double working
area. Clamps are positioned
manually with automatic
positioning available as an
option.
www.haffnermurat.com