Leading PVC-U and PVC-UE building products manufacturer Kestrel-BCE has announced it is preparing to invest more than £500,000 in its Scunthorpe Factory.
The investment – which marks the 25th anniversary of manufacturing cellular PVC at the Scunthorpe site – will see £350,000 spent on new tooling. A further £150,000 will be put into extrusion machinery, along with a significant investment in injection moulding.
The announcement follows a decision to relocate Kestrel-BCE’s stock to a newly refurbished warehouse next to their Scunthorpe factory, improving customer service and, coupled with a brand new fleet of fuel efficient vehicles, dramatically reducing their carbon footprint.
Kestrel-BCE sales and marketing director Simon Reynolds said: “We recently celebrated our 25thanniversary and these significant investments are designed to make sure Kestrel-BCE remains at the forefront of the industry.
“As well as ensuring that we continue to produce the high quality, low maintenance products that we have built our reputation on, the investments will help to improve the services we offer to our customers and minimise our impact on the environment.
“This investment also demonstrates a total commitment to the Kestrel, BCE and Celuform brands and we look forward to the next 25 years of manufacturing cellular building products from the Scunthorpe site.”
Simon added that there will be additional investment in a fully integrated IT system that will provide better management information and lead to better service for the customer and make the business more efficient.
Kestrel-BCE works in partnership with its customers to offer one of the widest product ranges in the market place. With the latest trend for coloured windows, Kestrel-BCE has developed a new range of coloured roofline, windowline and fascia products to meet market demand.
Along with developments in its product lines, in response to the government’s Green Deal, Kestrel recently announced continuing developments to the popular training programme it offers to its registered installers.
They will now be able to undertake a full NVQ Apprenticeship through Neil Whitfield Training.
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