A Shropshire-based firm, a manufacturer of special fasteners and precision components and standard fasteners distributor, has taken delivery of its third CNC Machine in just 16 months.
Multi-award winning GWR Fasteners Limited, named as Best New Business at the Shropshire Business Awards in 2014, spent the first 5 years of operation building up a business worthy of financial investment in new CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machinery. Their dream was always to become UK manufacturers. They took delivery of their first machine in January 2014 but very quickly realised that the workload required a second machine which they ordered in March 2014 and took delivery of in September of the same year.
GWR Fasteners Limited, founded in 2009, is based in Oswestry, Shropshire and is jointly owned by Gary and Jude Robinson. Although they still distribute standard fasteners all over the world, the manufacturing arm of their business has grown so quickly and to such an extent, this month saw them take delivery of their third CNC Machine to cope with the sheer workload. They are supplying special fasteners and precision components to a wide and varied customer base, to other fastener companies, to precision engineering companies, to the defence industry and to model steam engine designers to name but a few.
All machines have been financed with the help of Close Brothers Asset Finance and, as with the first machine, this third machine has been supported by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund thereby securing further employment for the region. Both Close Brothers and the Government have showcased GWR as one of their success stories.
What Gary and Jude find amazing is that all of their manufacturing customers have approached them for their expertise rather than the owners approaching potential customers. One off orders have become repeat customers because they are so impressed with the quality of the products supplied to them.
Gary, the company’s Managing Director, said “When we took delivery of the first machine, we thought we would have just the one machine for quite a while. We soon realised that the demand was far greater than we could ever have imagined so we have taken decisions along the way to grow the company in line with the demand for our expertise. We know we have yet to realise our potential and this is a very exciting time for us.”
GWR Fasteners were recently announced as a Finalist in the Shropshire Business Awards 2015 in the categories of ‘Best Small Business’ and ‘Manufacturing Excellence’ with the awards taking place on the 26 June.
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