AUTOMATION  KEMPSTON CONTROLS


Kempston Controls makes ‘biggest move in a decade’ with new Mitsubishi Electric distribution agreement


Kempston Controls has signed a new distribution agreement with Mitsubishi Electric that will enable the distributor to now offer an end-to-end automation solution for customers.


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he UK-headquartered specialist technical distributor will now offer the full suite of Mitsubishi Electric automation products


 motion control, PLCs, HMIs, robots and licensed training. As part of the agreement, Kempston Controls will make an immediate investment in training, technical and service support, including a sizeable investment in stock at distribution facilities that service customers nationwide.


Kempston Controls aims to use the agreement


as a springboard to target new sectors with   pharmaceutical and food and beverage.  Kempston Controls, said the agreement completes Kempston Controls’s automation offering.


“This is Kempston Controls’s biggest move   


   solutions to our customers.


   together we can provide outstanding technical solutions for our customers and grow our respective businesses.” 


operations in the UK, including distribution sites in Earls Barton in Northamptonshire and    and sales support in Ireland and UAE, along with a sales support in North America, India and Sri Lanka.


   “The reaction from our customer base was


 can see that this agreement will enable us to


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Hartmut Pütz, president, Factory Automation EMEA, Mitsubishi Electric; Mike Cairns, divisional director, Mitsubishi Electric; and Damian Wynne, managing director, Kempston Controls.


“This is Kempston Controls’s biggest move in a decade and a very exciting new venture that  opportunities for both companies.”


provide an end-to-end automation solution from design and technical support through to aftersales service that is market leading in the UK.” Mike Cairns, divisional director of Mitsubishi


 said: “This agreement is about more than bringing  develop incremental business for both partners  


companies with Kempston Controls adding a   of Mitsubishi Electric’s portfolio of automation solutions in the UK market.   Kempston Controls team focused on market serve and our own Mitsubishi Electric team  of the end-user.” 


EMEA, Mitsubishi Electric, said the agreement is    share in Europe,” said Mr Pütz. “In the UK, we are transitioning from being


a stable business to a growth business, moving  a solutions provider, focused on select market    to the market.”


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