XYZ notches up MACH and post-MACH sales

The 19 machine tools were valued at more than £500,000, while a further £570,000 tally of orders was confirmed mid-way though the following week. A jubilant Nigel Atherton, managing director, says he is confident of more orders in the weeks ahead as the result of taking part in “a very good show”. And, describing the mood among visitors as upbeat and enquiries received on the stand as being of high quality, he says there is no sign of any loss of confidence as a consequence of the current ‘credit squeeze’. XYZ’s strategy has always been to provide the complete package of machine and control, with finance being an important element of that package. And in addition to ‘value for money’ prices across the entire range of manual, manual/CNC and ‘full’ CNC machines, payment options such as low deposit and deferred VAT and ‘buyback’ packages for customers looking for additional capacity but hesitant about long-term commitments, will continue to be offered by the Burlescombe, Devon-based company as part of its comprehensive sales and support activities.