Sheffield site benefits in Howco’s £3m outlay

HOWCO Group, which supplies the oil and gas industry with manufactured components and raw materials, has invested more than £3m in new equipment and machinery at its three UK plants.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Jun 2013, 01:01 BST

The investment includes £1.6m spent at its facility in Sheffield. Howco, a $635m turnover global business, said the capital expenditure increases the plant’s overall capacity, capability and will help to secure future growth.

Andrew Marwood, European operations director, said: “The demand for quality, precision and accuracy is the core ethos of our business – everything we do is designed to give our customers a competitive edge. This latest round of investment underlines our objective of delivering optimum cost and quality for our customers by facilitating quicker deliveries and tighter control on specification resulting in improved performance.”

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The Sheffield site investment includes a new CNC milling machine along with two purpose-built batch heat treatment furnaces. Mr Marwood added: “Our two new aerospace standard heat treatment furnaces feature the latest technology in pulse fired burner control. Each offers precise temperature control throughout the operating range and, along with a dedicated rapid charger for loading and unloading products, they exceed the demanding standards required by our clients.”

Howco Group’s other UK sites are at Irvine and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It employs 171 people in Sheffield.

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