Automotive supplier invests £250K to increase production capacity

WORCESTERSHIRE precious metal contacts and precision metal pressings firm Samuel Taylor has invested £250,000 in expansion of its production facilities.

The Redditch company, active in the automotive sector, is commissioning a new multislide press to increase its production capacity for terminal blocks and circuit breaker components.  

The investment will enable the company to extend its manufacturing operation through evenings and weekends, which will be vital for the high volume quantities involved in these markets.

The firm has been established for more than 100 years and is still family owned. The firm said its commitment to reinvesting in the business was one f the main reasons for its longevity.

Carl Siviter, sales manager at the firm, said: “The business has made steady investments in its history, to ensure that we remain globally competitive and we continue on this proven path.

“The majority of STL’s current turnover is non-automotive based, but this year sees the start of an internal project to achieve TS16949, both to penetrate automotive markets and to generate cost down efficiencies in the business.  It is planned to have TS in place in Q1 2016. Meanwhile ISO 9001:2008 is already in place and PPAP, FMEA are already used extensively.

“The automotive sector is a very competitive market. The new approach towards TS for us will help focus on driving efficiency improvement throughout the business and hopefully open up automotive for us. If you get things right at the input side you don’t have to correct them later.”