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Turned Parts Subbie Sets Sights on Automotive Market Following MBO
01 Dec 2004
The management buyout at RPL Productions Ltd, Birmingham, was made official earlier this month, although the three new directors have been operating as such for the past 18 months. The new team has established ongoing 'cost down' initiatives for reasonable volumes and has already achieved TS16949 on open status with the intention of developing sales in the automotive market.
"It's business as usual", says Gary Thompson, commercial director (formerly sales and production manager) as there had been no major changeover of staff. The semi-retiring managing and technical directors, Richard Padmore and Robert Llewellin have new roles as chairman and technical executive respectively.
Accounting manager Gary Birkin is the new managing director, and Keith Fletcher, formerly QA manager, is the new operations director.
RPL is a world class independent manufacturer of automatic repetition turned parts with over 35 years in business. RPL operates a policy that aims to achieve zero defects through continuous improvements in quality, efficiency and service, and was one of the first turned parts companies to gain ISO 9002 in 1991, and has been approved to QS 9000 since 1997.
Continual investment in new technology, machinery, tools and oils aims to keep costs competitive without compromising on levels of service and quality.
The company's formidable plant list includes: 80 single spindle automatics; 14 multi spindle automatics; 17 CNC machines;
5 rotary transfer machines; a full complement of secondary operation machines including robots and capstans; extensive toolroom facilities including wire EDM machinery
www.rplproductions.co.uk
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