Rapid expansion for GWR
08 September 2015
GWR Fasteners Limited, a UK manufacturer of special fasteners and distributor of precision components and standard fasteners, has taken delivery of its third CNC machine in just 16 months.
Although it still distributes standard fasteners all over the world, the manufacturing arm of GWR has grown so quickly and to such an extent, the company took delivery of a third CNC machine to cope with the sheer workload.
GWR supplies special fasteners and precision components to a wide and varied customer base including to other fastener companies, precision engineering companies, the defence industry and model steam engine designers.
The company took delivery of its first machine in January 2014 but very quickly realised that the workload required a second machine, which it ordered in March 2014 and took delivery of in September of the same year. All machines have been financed with the help of Close Brothers Asset Finance and, as with the first machine, this third machine has been supported by the UK Government’s ‘regional growth fund’ thereby securing further employment for the region.
Gary Robinson, managing director, said: “When we took delivery of the first machine, we thought we would have just the one machine for quite a while. We soon realised that the demand was far greater than we could ever have imagined so we have taken decisions along the way to grow the company in-line with the demand for our expertise. We know we have yet to realise our potential and this is a very exciting time for us.”
