GT Emissions Systems of
Peterlee, County Durham, has purchased a specialist lathe to help lift
production of exhaust gas control systems by 200 per cent in three years. The purchase
is part of a £3 million investment.
The company makes a range of exhaust components, including emission reduction control valves, which are fitted to engines
in commercial vehicles and buses, diggers and excavators to meet environmental
regulations.
In particular, the
business makes EGR valves, exhaust brakes, exhaust stream control systems, thermal
& pressure management valves, check valves and waste heat recovery valves.
Executive say the
£250,000 lathe will be followed by further similar equipment, as well as
assembly and test parts, as GT Group strengthens its emission systems division.
The firm it has made the
investment in a bid to capitalise on a “lucrative global market”, which relies
on millions of emission control valves.
Besides the UK
operation, GT Group has a sales office in New Zealand.
Geoff Turnbull, GT Group
chairman, who formed the company in 1985, said: “This will allow us to increase
capacity and meet demand for our products.”
“Through our
comprehensive research and development, we have created a number of systems,
which are actively helping engine manufacturer’s address increasingly challenging
environmental standards,” he added.
“Continually updating
production technology not only supports our commitment to ensuring our systems
meet international regulations and support customers’ emission targets, but it
also supports our ability to convert our sophisticated ideas into effective
solutions.”
Exporting to more than
60 countries, GT Group employs more than 300 workers. It plans to increase the
number to about 500 in three years.
It previously revealed
it had won £100 million work to supply emission systems to a number of heavy duty
vehicle makers, which executives said would increase the number of engine
platforms it supplies from 320,000 to 500,000 in 2015.
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