A Black Country manufacturer is on track to hit its 拢2 million sales target after investing more than 拢250,000 in a new line.
Professional Polishing Services (PPS) - which puts the finish on boutique hotels, nuclear reactors and life-saving medical equipment - has completed an investment drive to boost its capacity and help it to achieve its target of 拢2 million sales by the end of 2022.
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The West Bromwich company offers a bespoke stainless steel and non-ferrous polishing service to a global client base including countries such as Hong Kong and Australia.
The new line gives the firm the capability to apply a variety of finishes, such as dull polish and satin finish, onto stainless steel, aluminium, brass and copper sheet.
Kirsty Davies-Chinnock, managing director at PPS, said: 鈥淎nyone in the world can touch up to 30 things we have polished every day - not bad for a small manufacturer based in West Bromwich is it?
鈥淟ike many firms, we鈥檝e had to withstand some tough times over the last 18 months, but the recovery is now back on and we鈥檙e trying to put in place the technology we need to meet escalating demand from pretty much every sector, including automotive, construction, food and drink, nuclear and leisure.
鈥淚n the early days of the lockdown, we furloughed everyone except two senior managers and myself, who moved to the shopfloor to ensure work for the medical sector was completed.
Before long we had to call staff back, as we were polishing steel that was going into ventilator stands and the big vats that were helping to develop the vaccines.鈥
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PPS has invested more than 拢750,000 into the business over the last three years to "reinforce its position as a market leader."
And in the last 12 months, it has seen sales grow by 拢500,000, taking it to 拢1.7 million by the financial year-end.
It has also increased its workforce by 25 per cent since lockdown eased.
Kirsty added: 鈥淭here are plenty of challenges in manufacturing, but I think we are all really pleased with how the economy appears to be bouncing back and we want to make sure we play our role in the recovery.
鈥淭he latest investment will give us capacity to take on new work and deliver faster lead times, yet it isn鈥檛 the end of our spending.
"I鈥檝e already got my eye on another two machines, which would be 海角视频 firsts for the polishing sector.鈥
