WINDOWS Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 42

n e ws 01 SCM GROUP NOW IN AUSTRALIA G abbett Machinery, Australia’s leading supplier of professional woodworking and aluminium machinery, is proud to announce its incorporation with SCM Group to become SCM Group Australia. With a working relationship spanning over more than two decades, the decision to make the transition to operate as SCM Group Australia was a natural progression for the two organisations. Making the official announcement at the recent AWISA 2016 Exhibition, SCM Group Australia have committed to a high growth plan in Australia for the immediate future, with a focus on automation and improved production processes. Mr Luigi De Vito, SCM Group Woodworking Machinery Division Director, explains, “Our goal is to offer the Australian woodworking industry our entire range of solutions, the most extensive in the industry - from machining centres and edgebanding machines to solid wood machining, timber construction systems, sanding and finishing solutions, not to mention our exclusive CMS machinery range for processing wood, plastic, glass, stone and advanced materials.” SCM Group Australia will continue to offer all current product ranges including FOM Industrie, Holytek and TigerStop. 40 Australian Window Association Exhibiting at AusFenEx16 for the first time as SCM Group Australia, visitors had an up close and personal look at the latest machines and techniques specifically for Australian manufacturers. Working with local and international software suppliers, the FOM Industrie range of machines with capability to import data direct from the office – including all cutlists, machining codes and barcoding, were on show. FOM Industrie has an enormous sum of knowledge SCM Group Australia calls upon to solve any aluminium manufacturing issue. SCM Group Australia will continue to provide the very best machines in the industry to process panels, solid timbers and other materials including aluminium sections. SCM Group Australia and the FOM Industrie brand work alongside leading Australian aluminium suppliers to provide their customers with the very best equipment and support in this emerging field of technology. To ensure Australian customers continue to receive the same level of service they have come to expect, all the sales, technical and administration services will remain as they have always been. Customers will be able to benefit from increased stock and availability of fast moving items for both machinery and spare parts, along with a streamlined service response with direct access to the SCM Group worldwide network and support. SCM Group Australia has committed to expanding service departments to even further reduce response times. SCM Group Australia will operate with Barry Gabbett as President, and Lee Gabbett as Managing Director and Member of the Board. “This new direction will have a positive impact for all our customers. Now as part of the worldwide SCM Group, we can offer direct access to the full range of SCM Group products, from entry level machines right through to full turn key production systems – all from one organisation,” states Lee Gabbett. For more information on our range of Aluminium processing and manufacturing machinery, visit www.scmgroupaustralia.com australia 01 (Left to right): Barry Gabbett, President, SCM Group Australia; Andrea Aurelia, CEO, SCM Group; Lee Gabbett, Managing Director, SCM Group Australia; and Marco Ramphichini, Asia Pacific Manager, SCM Group at AWISA 2016.