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ISSUE 18
September 2014
this is continuing to show
itself in their own expansion.
“This amount of growth
has put a strain on the
whole industry supply
chain and we have not
been immune to its effects.
But we feel the £1million
plus investment we committed to in the early part
of the year will now come
to fruition with our new
‘special’ factory coming on-
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VEKA fabricator Stevenswood has recently
relocated to a new
purpose-built facility in
Livingston. Established
in 1997, the Scottish
fabricator outgrew its
original 8,000 sq ft
premises, eventually
occupying six units
totalling 28,000 sqft in
Livingston, near Edinburgh.
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Stevenswood has always
been an advocate of lean
and efficient manufacturing;
a principle now embraced in
its new 55,000 sqft factory,
which allows all processes to
take place under one roof.
Now, a month since
production started, MD,
Ron Hepburn outlines the
progress Stevenswood has
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busiest ever for new product ranges’
Jason concluded: “We
believe our growth to
date is a testimony to our
customer’s commitment to
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made and the manufacturing
capacity the new factory
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“We are now comfortably
making in excess of 900
frames a week. We have also
added a new URBAN fourhead CNC corner cleaner, a
third Stuga and a new fourhead welder, complementing
the existing six-head and
eight-head CNC welders
which will move us to a
weekly capacity of approximately 1,500fpw, by early
September.”
“The next phase is to introduce five 10 hour shifts a
week, effectively increasing
our weekly production time
from 38.25 to 50 hours. That
will see us hitting a target
of around 2,000 frames a
week.”
Stevenswood distributes
through their chain of six
trade counters across Scotland, with offers made on
further units in Inverness
and Carlisle.
Buoyed by the support
of VEKA, Stevenswood
has promised a range of
pioneering new features,
made possible by its investment in state-of-the-art
machinery. Ron continues:
“All-in-all we’ve spent over
£1.7 million in the factory
and equipment, but we’re
confident that the longterm benefits will justify the
outlay. I’m happy to say the
move took place without
disruption to our customers,
and our standards of service
will now surpass their already impeccable levels.”
“It’s beyond doubt that
having the VEKA name
behind us has been a massive help in reaching this
milestone. Other fabricators
looking to emulate our
success would be wise to
consider working with such
a trusted brand.”
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“This year has been
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