The investment comes on the back of installing the UK’s largest vibratory deburring machine as part of the firm’s desire to add a single-source solution for its customers, including design, toolmaking, casting and finishing.
Ash Suman, managing director of MPD, explains: “The past 12 months have been great for the business as we saw new contract wins across the automotive, leisure, security and telecommunications sectors. The key driver has been our ability to take on complex parts and deliver quicker than our competitors. This saw many clients choosing to re-shore production from international rivals, who were just not getting it right and delivering sub-standard parts.”
He continues: “Over £1 million of orders are in the pipeline and the recent investment will ensure we have the capacity to complete in excess of £5 million in sales by January 2020; our best-ever year since we launched in 2000.”
Midland Pressure Diecasting offers aluminium and zinc high-pressure die-casting services to customers in batch sizes ranging from 50 to 5 million, and with components as heavy as 6 kg. With work set to increase, the company has just completed the first phase of its new factory layout, which will boost productivity. This has included the movement of heavy plant and machinery to create a better flow of work, and the installation of energy-efficient lighting.
Says Suman: “It takes a lot of time, effort and planning to reorganise a facility, but we are already starting to reap the dividends. While investment in machinery and infrastructure is important, you also have to look at continually developing your staff and I’m delighted to see one of our apprentices complete his course and secure the role of assistant production manager. There’s a few more budding engineers coming through the ranks, and the HR team is now looking to recruit a maintenance engineer and CNC machine setter to further strengthen our workforce.”
