Manufacturing Machinery World April 2020

A&M EDM
APPOINTS
“FAB FOUR”
Smethwick based precision engineering
company A&M EDM has appointed four
new directors to strengthen its management
team to drive future development.
The new directors, who have been
promoted from within the company are:
Lee Finch – Production Director EDM
Stuart Talbot – Production Director CNC
Gary Surman –Technical Director CNC
Arthur Watts – Technical Director EDM
A&M are an award winning
manufacturer of precision components and
tooling for aerospace, automotive,
manufacturing assembly and motorsport
customers. A&M’s workforce has doubled
since 2013 to 70 staff, with annual sales over
£6m.
The new directors will work with
Managing Director, Mark Wingfield on
future strategy and assume responsibility for
day to day operations across the company’s
two factories.
Lee Finch and Arthur Watts are
responsible for A&M’s spark and wire
erosion electro discharge machining (EDM).
A&M started business in 2002 as an EDM
contact shop and now offers one of the
largest commercial EDM services in the UK.
Stuart Talbot and Gary Surman will lead
A&M’s growing precision machining
capabilities. A&M have 29 milling and
turning CNC machines manufacturing
bespoke designs, prototypes and production
runs of precision parts and tooling.
Mark Wingfield said, “All four have made
an invaluable contribution to A&M’s success
to date as managers, they are all incredibly
talented engineers, who will ensure we
continue to prosper and deliver pure
precision quality as fast as possible for all our
customers.”
All the new directors and Mark have been
recognised by industry peers as role models
in the top 100 outstanding individuals in UK
Manufacturing in recent years.
www.amedm.co.uk
APPOINTMENTS
FIRST FEMALE MD
Dorking-based Broanmain Plastics has appointed a new Managing Director. Jo Davis took up
the helm at the precision and technical plastics injection moulding company from January
2020, having led operations at the family business since 2018.
Jo’s appointment forms part of the company’s strategic succession plan, which involves
investing in a more diverse workforce from shop floor to boardroom. Since taking on the role
of Operations Director, Jo has cemented the company’s industry reputation as a skills
champion and an investor in employee welllbeing. Incumbent MD Wilf Davis is moving into
the role of Chair, maintaining his strategic interest in company’s direction and governance,
which his family founded more than 60 years ago.
As part of the restructure, Thomas Catinat has been promoted internally to operations
manager, taking on the responsibility of production and overseeing quality assurance and the
tool room. Kamil Stec has also been named tool room manager having just completed his
engineering apprenticeship with the firm.
Commenting on her appointment as MD, Jo said: “We have a fantastically talented team
here at Broanmain. In the past year we have won a number of exciting new projects,
production and tooling contracts. With the teams’ support, we will continue to assist our
growing customer base and building on our strong reputation for service and moulding
innovation in the electronics, precision optics, automotive, medical and consumer sectors.”
Much of the company’s long-term succession planning has been drawn from Jo’s previous
experience in commercial law, predominantly litigation and employment law, to ensure
Broanmain continued to invest in its people’s development. Thomas and Kamil’s recent
promotions are testament to this. Since Jo joined the company in 2001, turnover at Broanmain
Plastics has more than doubled.
www.broanmainplastics.co.uk
DUGARD PUSH NEW BRANDS
As part of its ongoing growth strategy,
Dugard Machine Tools has now employed a
new Area Sales Manager to support
customers in Scotland and the North East of
England. With more than 30-years of
industry experience, Gerald Coyle will be a
welcome addition to the Dugard team.
Joining Dugard at the start of the year,
Gerald started his manufacturing career back
in the late 1980’s with a renowned Scottish
subcontract manufacturer. Serving a
machining apprenticeship and rising up the
ranks to fill machine shop manager and
production manager positions, Gerald
finished his time at the subcontract company
as the plant manager. Gerald’s experience
has also included spells with a world leading
cutting tool manufacturer, serving the
Northern England and Scottish territories as
a technical sales engineer. Commenting upon
taking the opportunity to join Dugard,
Gerald said: “The Dugard brand is well
respected for both its quality and service, so
the reputation of Dugard was certainly
appealing. Additionally, in my previous role,
I got to know Colin Thomson and Mark
Anson, who are now both enjoying life at
Dugard. Their experiences of working at
Dugard made me realise, it was a company I
wanted to work for.”
Tel: +44 (0)1273 732286
Email: sales@dugard.com
Web: www.dugard.com
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