Bosses at the 100-employee firm based Wellesbourne, Warks, are looking to increase the number of high-end turnkey solutions sold in the UK and believe expansion across the range will help it target £35m sales by the end of the year.
“Automotive, aerospace, medical and high value engineering are thriving in this country and, increasingly, our clients are looking to source technology that makes their production process quicker, more accurate and more cost effective,” states Martin Doyle, ETG managing director.
“This is exactly what we are trying to give our customers and recent visits to Germany gave our experts the opportunity to see how CNC machine tools are moving forward, in terms of multi-spindle capability, horizontal machining, new turning features, cutting parameters and built-in automation to encourage the move to ‘lights out’ production.”
ETG’s portfolio includes Bavius, Hardinge Bridgeport, Chiron, Nakamura, Quaser and Stama.
Steve Brown has been with ETG for nearly 10 years and has played a major role in the creation of the current sales team and innovating traditional approaches to winning new business. As sales director he will have a greater strategic say on the direction the group is moving in and exploring the possibility of new partnerships with machine tool manufacturers and key suppliers.
Martin Price was previously head of commercial services, with 15 years’ experience working across every area of the ETG business. He brings with him significant understanding of customer care, engineering, logistics and sales.
Says Doyle: “These are two very important promotions for the business and give us real strength in depth at a senior level. It is also a fitting reward for the commitment, passion and hard work Steve and Martin have put in over the years and I look forward to working with them to achieve our goals in the coming years.”
