Further investment as auto sector manufacturer Sarginsons eyes market leader role
ONE of Coventry’s oldest established engineering firms has just completed a new £250,000 investment to round off a transformation that it hopes will make it a market leader in the production of lightweight components to the automotive industry.
Sarginsons, based on Torrington Avenue, has invested around £2.5m in the last three years, amongst other things, to complete a full foundry floor rebuild to allow it make efficiency improvements to its low pressure casting capability.
Part of that has included introducing large scale low-pressure casting machines and the installation of four new melting furnaces and eight new holding furnaces, which have been part funded by a grant from the European Regional Development Fund through the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
That investment will greatly reduce the firm’s energy consumption and improve the working environment for its employees, whilst significantly increasing its capacity.
Roy Sims, chief executive at Sarginsons Industries, said: “Sarginsons is the most technically sophisticated aluminium die-caster in the UK and by having the most up-to-date equipment and through the adoption of the most modern manufacturing techniques, an industry previously considered dirty, even unfashionable, is now able to deliver some of the most innovative products in the world.
“We have a vision and a plan to ensure Sarginsons grows its position as a leading innovator in die casting, fully capable of supporting our local and global manufacturers with specialist expertise in the delivery of complex components as the light weighting revolution in vehicle production increases demand.
“There is an enormous push to replace heavier metals with lighter aluminium alloys, driven by the need to increase fuel efficiencies.
“We believe that by investing heavily in our people, by having the most up-to-date equipment and through an ingrained desire to be the best in our sector, we will provide our customers with a stable UK supplier.”
Sarginsons was established more than 75 years ago and now counts Jaguar Land Rover, Caterpillar, Bosch, JCB, Aston Martin, Rotork among its client base.
