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Doing well in difficult times
Zeppelin Systems Ltd continues to go from strength to strength
Nottingham based Zeppelin Systems Ltd has reached sales of That team of mechanical, electrical, control, commissioning
over £7 million for 2009 despite the global industrial downturn. and service engineers was maintained in its entirety in the
The figure includes turnover from systems supply, transition from Chronos Richardson to Zeppelin Systems Ltd
components/spares and site services and to add to the good (ZSL) and in the move to its new premises.
news the company will also be in profit with an expected ROS Concerned about increasing the workforce to meet the
of over 3%. expanding needs both in manufacturing and engineering, in 2008
Managing Director David Scott reports “Our success is down David Scott took the decision to employ two apprentices, one
to our expertise, the hard work and flexibility of all the staff and electrical and one mechanical. “This has been one of the most
our ability to offer customised system solutions which are rewarding decisions I have ever made both personally and for
extremely reliable. Our repeat business is a good indication of the company. The staff really enjoy passing on their knowledge
the confidence our clients have in our ability.” to the next generation of engineers.”
The decision has also been rewarded with Zeppelin Systems
NTN Employer of the Year Awards Ltd being in the finals for Nottinghamshire Training Network’s
The company was formed in 2007 when the Zeppelin Industrial Employer of the Year Award.
Group purchased the Batching Division of Chronos Richardson
so, although a young company, within it beats the heart of a very
experienced engineering team.
“Our success is down to our
expertise, the hard work and
flexibility of all the staff and our
ability to offer customised system
solutions which are extremely
reliable,” says David Scott
A local world-wide company
Its international customer base ensures that ZSL, which is based
in the UK, is better able to weather local financial down turns.
The success of the company as a complete system supplier
has been helped by having sister companies in Germany, USA,
Brazil, Belgium, China, India, Italy, Singapore, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey and Russia to provide local services, manufacturing and
sourcing as required.
This international network coupled with strong financial
backing from our parent company in Germany has enabled ZSL
to generate significant business right from its launch.
Expanding markets
ZSL ‘s historical market has been the Tyre and Technical Rubber
industry, providing raw material intake, transfer and storage and
mixer feed systems around the world.
Under the Zeppelin umbrella its portfolio of premium bulk
materials handling technologies has expanded to cover the
Plastics, Chemical and Mineral processing industries. With the
2009 acquisition by Zeppelin of the Reimelt-Henschel Group
ABOVE: From left - Managing Director David Scott, Sales Manager John
Zeppelin Systems Ltd also intends to expand in the direction of
Eaton and Spares Specialist Ken Dark Food, Pharmaceutical and Beverages.
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