Durham Precision
Engineering Limited is understood to be working closely with Nissan Motor Manufacturing
UK in Sunderland and Gestamp Tallent in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham on
numerous new projects that will continue to create jobs and growth.
Peter Coates, managing director of DPE Group
expects to create 12 jobs this year to support growth of DPE Automotive in Newton
Aycliffe.
The investment in new welding robots is part
of efforts to increase the firm’s capacity to meet strong demand for UK-made
parts from some of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers.
“The robots complement the workforce at DPE
Automotive rather than replace the workforce, they allow us to increase our
weld accuracy, repeatability and output, thus making us more competitive,” said
Coates, who led a management buy-out from parent company United Steels.
He added: “Being more competitive creates
jobs and that is our ethos. We continue to expand and invest as we see our
order book continually growing.
“United Steels left us with an excellent
bedrock to build from and we are really appreciative of them giving us the
opportunity to carry out the MBO last year,” he said. “The MBO has allowed us
to create a growing company. My two fellow shareholders, who have invested
significant personal funds, along with Rivers Capital and the North East Angel
Fund are as delighted as I am with the progress we have made so far.”
“We have also the continued support of both
Barclays and ABN Amro banks to further support our growth needs. 2014 was a
profitable year again for the company and the sales orders so far show
continued growth and continued profitability throughout 2016 and beyond,”
concluded Coates.
Nissan is a well-known user of local components, many
suppliers of which are based nearby and have been as the car-maker has expanded
over the years.
Gestamp Tallent
Ltd, better known years ago as Tallent Engineering Ltd, is a world class
design, developer and manufacturer of leading-edge, innovative chassis
structural and suspension products, body in white structures, modules and
systems for the global automotive industry
Through
ThyssenKrupp the company offers a global network of world class facilities
capable of manufacturing a range of body-in-white (BIW) and chassis structural
and suspension products. These facilities are strategically located throughout
the world.
Supplying some of
the names on its customer reference list include: Bentley, BMW, Ford, General
Motors, Honda, JaguarLandRover, Nissan Motor Manufacturing, Porsche, Renault,
SAIC/Nanjing, Saab, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Volkswagen AG and Volvo.
Gestamp Tallent’s
specialised products include chassis: front and rear cross-members, front and
rear axles, front and rear sub-frames, module/system assemblies – upper and lower,
front and rear suspension arms.
In body structures
Gestamp Tallent can supply BIW painted body assemblies, oil pans, bumper assemblies,
engine mounting brackets and wheel hub & disk modules
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