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Integrity the
key for NMT
A
long-standing reputation built
on integrity has been the key to
ensuring Northern Machine Tools
(NMT) has continued to lead the
used machine tool business.
One of the UK’s largest machine tool
merchants, Middlesbrough-based NMT
has led the way in the transformation of an
industry that has had to overcome a series of
challenges in recent times.
Where once customers attended
auctions to see and test pre-used industrial
equipment, they now purchase machinery of
all shapes and sizes via lotsurf.com, one of
the country’s leading industrial auctioneering
websites.
CNC machines (computer numerical
control), fabricating and welding equipment,
machine tools and industrial machinery goes
under the proverbial hammer via a site that
attracts visitors from around the globe.
Many of the firm’s long-standing and farflung customers have never met NMT’s new
chief executive officer Robert Cockerill or
his predecessor Barney Ord – but the firm’s
trustworthy reputation is greater than any
geographical barriers.
“This is a business built on trust,” says
Robert. “NMT’s most precious possessions
are our reputation and integrity. Our
customers have learned through many years
of experience that they can rely on us.
“Like many others, we’ve had to come
through a difficult transitional period from the
old method of selling at open outcry markets
to the internet age where every aspect of a
sale is carried out online.
“We’ve adapted to ensure we give our
customers what they want. Our buyers are
now from a worldwide market, covering a
geographical area far wider than in the past.
“But wherever they are, our customers
know they can trust and rely on NTM for our
honesty and integrity. Our reputation is such
that our customers know that everything we
lotsurf.com
/
sell is in good working order.
“We’ve moved from what we called a test,
see and buy business to a new method of
selling – a look and buy internet business
“Where once people wanted to come
and see it, run it and test it, they’ll now buy
machinery from us online, knowing that
what is described on our website will be the
product they receive.”
Part of the John Livingstone and Sons
group of companies, Teesside’s oldest
engineering business, founded in 1853, the
story of Northern Machines Tools is set for
many more chapters yet.
nmteng.com
ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL AUCTIONS
• Auction, appraisal and valuation services of all industrial assets
• Complete site management, machinery removals and relocations
Tel: 01642 227722
Email: sales@nmteng.co.uk