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Division from collaboration result of the financial crisis. bonded cup-wheels for updated and so response
between our researchers. We are getting good results edging, bevelling, arrissing to client enquiries becomes
from Russia, and Iran is and polishing, peripheral ever more relevant, accu-
SALES UP DESPITE looking promising. China, wheels for CNC machines, rate and prompt. This is
THE CRISIS
too, has been encouraging. routers, drilling and groov- an important aspect of our
Our results for the last three We are optimistic but keep- ing wheels. Many of the customer service. Detailed
years have been very good. ing our feet firmly on the tools used in the Glass Di- recording of client require-
This is attributed to a good ground. Office space has vision can also be used on ments and feedback also
investment program in ex- been increased and CNC stone with little or no mod- improves the specification
panding – not just updating work centre has been ac- ification. There is growing of the product. It’s a virtu-
and replacing – facilities in quired to carry out tests di- interest in stone compos- ous circle!
the quiet years after 2007 rectly in the factory. Produc- ites and we are developing A recent successful de-
when growth was slow, in tion has increased by about a Stone Division to cater to velopment is the Goldnet
order to be in a position to 30% from 30,000 to 40,000 this field where we can ap- router for laminated glass
catch the upswing when it units per annum. ply some of our know-how. whose novel shape re-
happened. Sales have been PRODUCTS Integrating field experi- duces chip-production and
up about 20% in 2014 and ence and in-house research breakages, and extends the
2015. This despite some The products range from means that advice given to working life of the tool by
attrition of companies as a diamond-metal and resin- clients can be constantly reducing wear and tear.

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