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NEWS<br />
Lamont clamping system selected by Roundel<br />
ROUNDEL specialises in the design,<br />
planning and installation of<br />
bespoke kitchens, bedrooms and<br />
bathroom furniture to major<br />
house builders across the UK.<br />
Substantial investment in new<br />
product sourcing together with the<br />
use of modern technology and manufacturing<br />
techniques have enabled<br />
Roundel to remain at the forefront of<br />
the market, thereby firmly establishing<br />
the company as a major force<br />
within the industry.<br />
In support of ongoing moves to<br />
manufacture more of its own<br />
kitchen and bedroom doors, rather<br />
than being dependent on outside<br />
suppliers, the company recently invested<br />
in a matrix clamp, purchasing<br />
the clamp displayed by Lamont<br />
on the JMJ stand at W12.<br />
Roundel’s Roy Ramshaw told<br />
PW&SS: “We already manufacture a<br />
significant number of doors<br />
through various manufacturing<br />
processes: however, we had recently<br />
designed a specialised, more upmarket<br />
door, and I needed a clamping<br />
system to be able to produce<br />
them.<br />
“We carried out a lot of research<br />
via magazines, websites and trade<br />
connections, speaking to companies<br />
that we have known over many years. We were able to whittle it<br />
down to a small number of people who could supply what we needed.<br />
“We had been reluctant to go to W12 as it has diminished over the<br />
years, but as we surveyed the websites of who did what, we noticed Lamont<br />
would be there, as well as two or three other companies I was interested<br />
in. As it turned out, it was the right show at the right time.”<br />
Visiting the Lamont sector of the JMJ stand, Roy reports that he was<br />
very impressed with Alan Lamont. “I liked the guy, what he said, how he<br />
London and Leeds seminar on thermal window production<br />
explained what the company does.<br />
He manufactures the clamps, so he<br />
knows his product inside out. Everything<br />
he told me I was impressed<br />
with. I saw the product on the stand,<br />
and it does what it says on the tin. It<br />
is well constructed and available at<br />
a very reasonable price: in other<br />
words, excellent value for money.”<br />
Roundel already had a woodwelder,<br />
purchased many years ago<br />
from a different company. Roy reports<br />
that “Alan came to the factory<br />
and serviced the woodwelding machine<br />
free of charge to ensure it was<br />
working correctly with his machine.<br />
He did not try to sell me a new one:<br />
he took one look at our existing<br />
woodwelder, said that it looked in<br />
fairly good condition and gave it a<br />
service. This is excellent service, as<br />
far as I’m concerned.<br />
“Alan is a fantastic guy to deal<br />
with. He is true to his word: what<br />
more can I say? I’m not saying it just<br />
because I bought the machine off<br />
him: the reason I bought the<br />
machine was because he was a<br />
genuine guy to deal with. He told<br />
me the good points and the bad<br />
points, and guided me to the right<br />
position.”<br />
In just the first fortnight or so of<br />
operation, Roy reports that the clamp has already allowed Roundel to<br />
strengthen its foothold in the furniture industry, providing versatility. “It<br />
gives us exclusivity as well, making a new range of doors that no one else<br />
makes.”<br />
When asked if he would recommend Lamont, Roy replied, “Definitely,<br />
100%.”<br />
Lamont ● Tel 01461 40017<br />
Email aalamont@hotmail.com ● www.clampingmachines.co.uk<br />
THE BUILDING Crafts College,<br />
Stratford and Leeds College of<br />
Building will host one-day seminars<br />
in February <strong>2013</strong> on “Thermal<br />
Window Production to<br />
Proposed New Building Regulation<br />
Standards for <strong>2013</strong>”. Places<br />
are strictly limited: contact<br />
Richard Jacob rjacob@leitz.org<br />
to confirm attendance.<br />
British Fenestration Rating<br />
Council (BFRC) registered simulator<br />
Richard Jacob will present Leitz<br />
Tooling UK’s new ThermoTech Window<br />
System along with an update<br />
on the proposed building regulations<br />
for <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Representation from the British<br />
Woodworking Federation (BWF)<br />
will be present, along with machinery<br />
manufacturer Felder for the<br />
London seminar, Accsys Technologies’<br />
Justin Peckham on Accoya<br />
and Steve Ashton of Teknos Coatings,<br />
with practical demonstrations<br />
held in the afternoon. The seminars<br />
will be accredited by the BWF’s new<br />
wood working CPD programme.<br />
Created in response to proposed<br />
Part L Building Regulations<br />
in the energy and carbon reduction<br />
improvement targets of 2010,<br />
which require further carbon improvement<br />
targets of a 44% reduction<br />
by <strong>2013</strong> and 100% reduction<br />
by 2016, Leitz Tooling has developed<br />
a complete, compliant and<br />
scalable system for the manufacture<br />
of high quality A rated thermal<br />
windows by not only large<br />
companies but for small to<br />
medium sized joinery companies,<br />
opening up new business opportunities<br />
and reducing waste and<br />
sanding, while increasing efficiency,<br />
performance and finish.<br />
Leitz Tooling UK is believed to<br />
be the UK’s largest supplier of tooling<br />
to British industry. The seminars<br />
will take place at the Building<br />
Crafts College in Stratford on 20th<br />
February <strong>2013</strong> and at Leeds College<br />
of Building on 26th February<br />
<strong>2013</strong>. Seminar places will be<br />
charged at £10 per person, which<br />
will be donated to local charities in<br />
Stratford and Leeds.<br />
Leitz Tooling UK<br />
Tel 01279 454530<br />
Email rjacob@leitz.org<br />
http://shopuk.leitz.org<br />
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