The new Pegler Yorkshire TMV’s are branded under the Prestex name and manufactured and assembled completely in the UK. Improving design and quality have been key drivers for the new product, while basing everything in Doncaster is also delivering environmental benefits too.
Over £300,000 worth of investment in new machinery has gone into the latest part of the facility dedicated to the manufacture of TMV’s. This includes spending some £250,000 on new manufacturing equipment and a further £80,000 on new additions to the testing laboratory.
“TMV’s are a key product for us, so we needed the very best equipment to continue to advance in terms of new product development and quality,” explained product market manager Barrie Plant, “we also need to be more competitive in the marketplace and moving everything to Doncaster makes the operation more cost-effective, while giving us greater control over quality than ever before.”
The performance of the products remains as high as ever, but the Prestex TMV is designed to be more compact and lightweight. With less material used in manufacture, the TMV is more environmentally friendly than ever before, costing less to produce and transport: in both money and emissions. Manufacture in the UK also cuts down on distribution costs.
While the improved environmental performance of the products is important to a company committed to best practice in terms of environmental impact and reducing carbon emissions. The primary reason for the new investment has been to deliver the highest standards of quality, precision engineering, quality control and traceability.
The new TMV is a complete Pegler Yorkshire product, with all components modified to the company’s specific design and while everything being based in Doncaster delivers a superior product, the new laser-etching machine is an essential part of ensuring quality control and traceability. Along with branding the products, the laser also etches a unique bar code on each product, allowing each TMV manufactured to be traced with unrivalled accuracy to where and when it was produced – right down to the minute of manufacture and testing.
“This level of traceability is a first for this sort of product in the industry,” said Barrie, “The markings on TMV’s have also been traditionally tooled on, but the laser allows us to change the markings on the TMV easily, with no need for re-tooling should specification change.”
The investment in the new TMV and rod making facilities is all a significant part of a three-year plan for the Doncaster site and the modernisation and new equipment that will come as a result of it will provide security and continued manufacturing for the foreseeable future.
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