Epwin Window Systems says its recent business investments, including new machinery and a new warehouse and distribution centre, are driving innovation whilst also supporting Covid-19 working practices.
Clare O’Hara, managing director of the Telford-based systems supplier, said: “We are committed to continuous investment which can be seen in our new warehouse and distribution centre. The building, which is 300,000ft2, will consolidate all our existing warehousing facilities into a single operation and has the capacity to hold over 5,000 stock lines.”
The company has recently invested in seven bespoke MSU 60 sideloaders from manufacturer of bespoke manual handling equipment, Hubtex.
Clare added: “The new Hubtex technology transforms productivity and efficiency and is operated by a single operator working on a platform at a safe distance from other colleagues. It’s a factor that is helping us maintain social distancing on the warehouse floor too.”
The new warehouse and distribution centre forms part of a wider programme of investment that has seen Epwin Window Systems expand its PVC-U extrusion capacity by more than 40%, increase its foiling capacity by 30% and invest in what it claims is the world’s first Luna R automatic profile wrapping machine.
Clare said: “When we started our work on the warehouse and distribution centre, we could not have foreseen the Covid-19 pandemic. But what’s interesting is that we are now seeing that our investment in the future of our business will not only help us in the long term but also help us in the shorter term as we adjust to operating in the new normal.”