An engineering firm in Gloucestershire has marked its 50th year in business with the acquisition of a new £400,000 piece of machinery.
Established in 1972, Batten & Allen specialises in the stamping, plating and assembly of high precision parts to customers in the electronics, automotive, medical and industrial markets.
The company, which employs 120 people at its state-of-the-art factory in Cirencester, has bought a new Bruderer high speed press that can produce six million components a day.
The deal was signed at the MACH 2022 exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. The event attracts around 25,000 visitors and more than 600 exhibitors as a platform to connect UK manufacturers with suppliers of new technology, equipment and services.
Batten & Allen chief executive Ian Mackinnon said the newly purchased press would give the business the flexibility to be able to run “pretty much every tool we own on it.”
Mr Mackinnon said: “Bruderer presses are known throughout industry for their precise control and repeatable accuracy, two of the reasons why this machine will be our 30th from them.
“The components we make are extremely precise, often to a few microns. This means we require a machine that could deliver that level of precision, time and time again – in fact, volumes can run into millions of parts every day.”
Batten & Allen exports 85% of its turnover to customers across the automotive, aerospace, electronics and consumer goods sectors. The group said after a “major surge” in orders it is expecting record sales of £20m at the end of this year.
Adrian Haller, managing director of Bruderer UK said he was “delighted” the two companies had extended their strategic partnership.
