June/July 2010 - PAWPRINT PUBLISHING

NEWS
Lamont at Hy-Tech
HY-TECH Joinery, based in West
Lothian, has been manufacturing
stairs, doors, windows and
timber components of the highest
quality for the past 21 years,
working predominantly in
tropical hardwoods. With a
strong commercial client base in
Edinburgh and its environs, the
company has weathered the recession
well.
During April 2010, managing director
of Hy-Tech Joinery, Greig
Rooney, invested in a clamp from
Lamont. The clamp is unusual in
terms of its workpiece capacity,
which is 4,800 mm x 1,350 mm. It
has a maximum workpiece depth
of 250 mm. Indeed, Alan Lamont
(of Lamont) describes the bespoke
product as being “the size of a bus!”.
Mr Rooney selected the Lamont
clamp for a variety of reasons.
These included the demands of the
workshop, which could accommodate
a vertical clamp of this size but
not a horizontal one; the fact that
Briquetter for Fitch
The clamp undergoing final testing at Lamont’s workshop.
Lamont was the only Scottish supplier
who could provide the kind of
product he wanted; and the high
quality of personal service that
Alan Lamont provided.
One feature which both Hy-
Tech Joinery and Lamont have in
common, says Mr Rooney, is a
commitment to providing bespoke
quality products. He was
particularly pleased with the way
that Alan was able to design a
model designed to meet his company’s
specific multiple requirements,
rather than simply
adapting an off-the-shelf product.
He was also delighted with the
warm welcome he received whenever
he visited the Lamont workshop
to review progress.
After six weeks of operation, Mr
Rooney reported that the purchase
of the clamp had already resulted in
a significant improvement in the already
high quality of his finished
products, especially in terms of lamination,
particularly of stair components.
He also added the labour
saved on assemblies was substantial
and, due to reduced labour cost
and increased output, the clamp
would pay for itself in no time, and
that he would be delighted to recommend
both the product and the
company to others.
Lamont
Tel 01461 40017
Email aalamont@hotmail.com
www.lamontclamping.co.uk
Manoeuvrability
FITCH Recycling is a company
that not only offers the general
recycling of wood waste, paper,
cardboard and electronic goods,
but also offers a complete secure
and destruct service.
Fitch delivers the sacks for the
secure documentation which are
sealed, collected and then destroyed
without being opened, ie
the sack is also destroyed through
the shredding machine. All this
occurs under surveillance, is
recorded and then a certificate of
completion is issued.
Recently installed is a new Genisis
E80 briquetting machine to
allow the production of briquettes
to be used for both industrial and
domestic use.
The machine delivered and
commissioned produces an 80
mm diameter briquette, and was
supplied complete with a refrigeration
cooling unit, allowing 24
hour production, if required, along
with an additional hopper, which
is fed directly by a waste transfer
conveyor. The machine has a load
level detection sensor allowing it
to work automatically along with
an automatic bagging unit, allowing
the machine to produce briquettes
self sufficiently.
The briquetting machine was
supplied by J & C O’Meara Ltd of
Stockport.
J & C O’Meara Ltd
Tel 01704 893109
Email
sales@jcomeara.fsnet.co.uk
ukwoodworkingmachinery.co.uk
RICHARD Burbidge, a leading
supplier of timber stair parts,
decorative mouldings and outdoor
balustrading, is using a
Combi-CB four-way forklift to
speed up materials handling
procedures at its manufacturing
facility and headquarters in Oswestry.
This compact Combilift
model has also contributed to
much more efficient use of storage
space in the warehouse
feeding the production area.
Richard Burbidge was looking for
a truck that could handle a mix of
pallets and long loads, and manufacturing
engineer Mark Chorlton
and his team evaluated a wide
range of options before settling on
the 2.5 t capacity Combi-CB.
“Its manouevrability, versatility
to work indoors and out, together
with the counterbalance design
were deciding factors,” says Mark.
The diesel powered model has
side shift as standard, and a 4.9 m
triplex mast due to limited headroom.
An optional hydraulic fork positioner
was also fitted: this allows
for quick adjustments of the forks
from inside the cab to fit the varying
sizes of loads such as pallets, 8 ft
long stillages and packs of board.
Picking and storing product has
been further speeded up by the
CB’s ability to turn on its axis: once
in the aisle, the driver can move
loads from one side of the racking
to another by turning 180°, eliminating
time-consuming travel in
and out of the racking. “The truck’s
capability to ‘turn on a sixpence’ as
well as its ability to access floor
level storage has boosted productivity
at a busy site,” says Mark. “In
short, the Combi-CB has become
an integral part of our operations
and we would be stuck without it.”
Combilift Ltd
Tel 07968 490051
Email info@combilift.com
www.combilift.com
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