TPT March 2012

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Laser firm impresses local MP THE growth of Staffordshire, UK-based laser cutting expert SSC Laser Cutting has been described as “a fantastic achievement” by the firm’s parliamentary representative. Jeremy Lefroy, Conservative MP for Stafford, visited SSC’s Hixon headquarters in November to see first-hand the levels of investment and expansion the company has made over the last two years. the near future as its expansion bears fruit. £1.7mn has been invested in the company over the last two trading years, with recent additions including a brand new Adige LT8 tube laser and two new Bystronic BySpeed Pro 3015 flat bed lasers, one of which will be installed at the new Derby site.

Following Mr Lefroy’s tour of the Hixon factory he stated that the success of SSC Laser shows that UK manufacturing is on the up: “I am so impressed with the passion they have for what they do at SSC Laser. [The company] has a clear vision and focuses on its core business of laser profiling. Its level of investment on new laser technology over the past two years is proof that UK manufacturing is on the increase. It shows that if companies take the opportunity to invest they will grow and become more profitable. SSC Laser’s organic growth over the past few years is a fantastic achievement.” Mr Lefroy, who became Stafford’s

The firm, which specialises in sub contract laser profiling and also provides press-braking, laser scanning and an in- house CAD service, has sales offices around the UK and recently established a new manufacturing site in Derby. The new factory, which will initially employ ten people, is viewed by the firm as just the start of an ambitious investment plan that will see the business rolled out into every major city in the UK over the next ten years. SSC announced record turnover of over £5mn at the end of August 2011, and the firm anticipates even more lucrative years in

representative in Parliament at the last election, spent the morning touring the facilities at the 28,000ft 2 Hangar 5 facility, which is in operation 24 hours a day to keep the capacity available for quick turnaround. SSC Laser Cutting – UK Fax: +44 1889 270242 Email: sales@steelservicecentre.co.uk Website: www.steelservicecentre.co.uk Jeremy Lefroy MP (second from right), with SSC Laser’s Austin Jarrett, David Gallear and Andy Evans

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