Manufacturer sets £40m sales target after big investment in new capacity
A Staffordshire manufacturer is primed for new growth after completing a £1m expansion to its facilities.
Cheslyn Hay-based PP Control & Automation is looking to double sales from £20m to £40m by 2021.
The company, which works with many of the world’s most successful machinery builders, has added a further 1,000 sqm of production space to its existing 4,500 sqm. The extra capacity will facilitate growth, with the firm targeting new technology marketswhere it has already received interest from a wider international customer base.
Work is now under way to kit out the dedicated logistics and material department with conveyor systems and barcode scanning to ensure goods are moved around the shopfloor quickly and efficiently.
Also planned is a new ‘clean assembly’ area that will cater for an increasing need to assemble static sensitive electronics, as well as intricate mechanical parts that have more specialist assembly requirements.
Tony Hague, managing director, said: “We have very ambitious growth plans to double turnover and this will only be possible by ensuring we have a facility in the UK that can provide us with the space needed to meet our current and future customer requirements.
“The £1m investment, in the immediate light of the Brexit vote, shows our commitment to creating a world class operation and we will showcase our new capabilities to clients in the food processing & packaging, machine tool, medical, printing, semiconductor and scientific machinery sectors.
“We are confident that our four-year plan to reach £40m will be achieved and we don’t envisage Article 50 or Brexit having too much of an influence on what we do.”
PP Control & Automation, which is a member of the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), supplies electrical control systems, cable harnesses and sub-contract manufacturing solutions.
The company has benefitted significantly from the ‘outsourcing’ trend being employed by machinery builders keen to reduce production lead times, secure greater manufacturing flexibility and ultimately reduce overall manufacturing costs and increase profitability.
“It’s not just investment in bricks and mortar either,” added chairman David Fox.
“Over the last six months we have been steadily recruiting new members of staff across the business – in production, engineering, sales and supply chain management.
“Our people, their skills and the culture they adhere to is vital to the way we do business and this is something that will be absolutely essential if we are to deliver the ambitious growth plans we set ourselves.”
