Swiss machine tool builder rolls out good news

Swiss-headquartered machine tool builder StarragHeckert is celebrating its best ever year with sales revenue up 25 per cent to in excess of £177 million, while order intake for 2008 was up 10 per cent on the previous year.

The company expects to see a decline in orders this year the impact on sales will be mitigated by the company’s large order backlog.

The company also announced that it is building a plant for the development and production of horizontal machining centres in India. Distribution of these products will be through the existing sales network under the traditional Heckert brand, WMW. The project will see the production of “top quality machining centres” adapted to the Indian market as well as purchasing, development and industrial services for customers. StarragHeckert will invest some £3 million in land, buildings and production equipment. The location of the plant is not yet confirmed.

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Andrew Allcock

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