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NORMA Group opens second Chinese plant
NORMA Group has started production in its second manufacturing plant in China in Changzhou, approximately 200 kilometers outside of Shanghai.
COO and responsible for the Asia-Pacific region at NORMA Group. “The new facility provides us with a capacity footprint for the future. We are well positioned to serve the Chinese and Asian markets as they continue to grow and as they implement tighter emissions regulations.” The new plant in Changzhou started with the production of worm drive hose clamps and profile clamps used in exhaust
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gas systems, charged air applications or cooling systems. Over the next 12 months, the facility will have multiple new metal based product launches supporting both global and local automotive manufacturers in the Asia region. NORMA Group opened its first manufacturing site in Qingdao in 2008. It was expanded in 2011 and is now working to its full capacity. In 2013, NORMA Group generated 56 million euros in sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
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New Czech warehouse
for Heads & All Threads
Heads & All Threads Limited has started construction of a purpose built 1,200 square metre facility in Chomutov, Czech Republic. Completion of the 1 million euro warehouse and offices is planned for January 2015.
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roup Managing Director Stuart Whitehouse commented: “We have been operating in Chomutov, Czech Republic, now for 10 years and we are unquestionably pleased with the way the business has developed over this period of time. Our decision to invest 1 million euros in a purpose
built facility underlines our commitment to be at the forefront in central Europe for the foreseeable future.” He added: “We are working on a number of really exciting opportunities in central and eastern Europe and the building has been designed so that we can add an additional 800 square meters of warehouse relatively easily if required, further strengthening our position as a key player within this market.” Alan Hiatt, managing director for the Czech business, recently attended a function with the British ambassador for the Czech Republic, who is a strong advocate for British based companies expanding into the central/eastern Europe markets. The ambassador will be officially opening the new Heads & All Threads facility early next year. Heads & All Threads is headquartered in Birmingham, UK. As well as the UK it has established operations in Poland, Czech Republic and India.
Indutrade continues acquiring in the UK
Swedish based Indutrade AB has acquired all of the shares in Micro Spring and Presswork Ltd, which had annual sales of GB£4 million, and Birmingham Specialities Ltd in the UK, with annual sales of GB£6 million.
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specialist manufacturer of a wide range of springs and stampings, Micro Spring and Presswork Ltd has major customers coming
from markets including aerospace, defence, oil and gas, nuclear and high-tech manufacturing. Also acquired, Birmingham Specialities Ltd is a manufacturer of precision pressings and CNC machining, with major customers in the rail and electronic industries. The company lists many diesel engine manufacturers as its customers. Both companies will be part of
Indutrade’s special products business area. The acquisitions are expected to have a marginally positive impact on Indutrade’s earnings per share.
he new facility was set up to meet the greater demand for metal based joining solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. In a total construction area of 8,000 square meters, the new plant will produce approximately 45 million clamps per year for both Western and Asian automotive manufacturers. “The expansion of our presence in China is an important pillar of our corporate strategy,” says John Stephenson,
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