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IG PRODUCTION

Bystronic glass

STREAMLINING
With the need to increase production

due to greater demand for its window

units and conservatory roof glass, PRODUCTION

Welsh company Cwmtillery Glass has FOR CWMTILLERY

invested in a second Speedline from
GLASS
Bystronic glass.

WMTILLERY business and believes very now employed. The 55,000 brought to production was
INVESTS IN
CA SECOND much in the philosophy of square foot production fa- staggering according to
Paul, who considered this
cility is equipped with some
keeping things simple and
BYSTRONIC investing in quality. of the most advanced ma- second purchase a ‘lifetime
SPEEDLINE
The company’s portfolio chinery on the market to- investment’ as the reliabil-
This year, sees Bystronic is made up of high quality day, which is predominantly ity of the equipment could
glass customer Cwmtillery processed glass units which the Bystronic brand. not be matched. Other
Glass take possession of its are supplied to the domes- The long-term efficiency than a furnace and hori-
second Speedline to enable tic sector nationally. From of the company was vi- zontal washing machine
the company to streamline its humble beginnings, the tal for Paul when making virtually every other piece
production methods and company has remained the investment in a second of equipment installed
further increase output by faithful to its roots but now Speedline. When looking at is emblazoned with the
over 40 per cent. Demand produces 3,000 units a day the future he has ambitions Bystronic blue logo.
for the company’s warm in one of the most modern for the company with a de- The Bystronic pedigree
edge spacer and soft coat- glass processing sites in the sire to double the company’s had already proved itself
ed units for windows and country. capacity over the next five with the build and quality
conservatory roof glass LOYAL CUSTOMERS years. For the Ebbw Vale of the engineering help-
has continued to escalate THANKS TO based company there were ing the company to grow
meaning investment in a LONG-TERM a number of key benefits into a fully automated sup-
second line was essential. EFFICIENCY provided by the Bystronic plier. An initial Bystronic
Cwmtillery Glass has gone equipment that provide last- sealing robot was followed
from strength to strength As a company, Cwmtillery ing advantages and will help by cutting tables, loaders
since it was launched by Glass boasts a very loyal to take the company further and IGU lines, which have
Paul Hayward in 1996 customer base which Paul forward to achieve that goal. consequently enabled the
as a small manufacturing considers can be attributed POSITIVE IMPACT company to achieve record
unit in the Ebbw Valley to quality standards and results. As a result, the rela-
in Wales. He maintains a exceptional customer care The positive impact the tionship with the Bystronic
‘no nonsense’ approach to with more than 136 people initial Bystronic Speedline team is considered more of

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