Fast Facts

• We are the largest machine tool company in the UK
• We have one of the largest volume lathe manufacturing plants in Europe
• We are one of the largest volume CNC lathe manufacturers in Europe and the largest manufacturer of manual/CNC lathes in the world
• We are the UK's largest manufacturer of Chucks, Collets and precision machine tool bearings
• Our laser company, Electrox is the UK's largest industrial laser operation, developing and manufacturing laser marking systems
• In the USA, we have the largest UK owned machine tool business
• We have more overseas machine tool operations than any other British company
• We have become renowned for our innovative new product development with products like the Tornado, Alpha, Scriba, Raptor with EF Technology and Programmable Power Chuck (PPC)
• We were the first company to offer the world ultra low cost CNC lathes, the first company to introduce electronic lathes and the first company to offer EF Technology and fibre laser marking machines
• We are the only machine tool plc quoted on the London stock market