STUGA CELEBRATE 1ST NFA WIN

Sawing and Machining experts Stuga are celebrating their first win at the prestigious NFA Awards 2022.

The Great Yarmouth based manufacturing company, which took the title in the Machinery Company category, credit their win to the efforts and dedication of their employees, the constant evolution of their awardwinning designs and to the customers who continue to support them.

Ed Williams, Commercial Director for Stuga – which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Stürtz Group – said: “We are absolutely thrilled to win this award, voted by our peers in the industry, as it recognises the significant contribution that Stuga have made to the fenestration industry since introducing their first automated sawing & machining solution back in the late 1990’s – its the culmination of years of dedication and effort on the part of everyone involved.”

Stuga have built an enviable reputation for quality and reliability over the past 20 years and the particular success of the ZX5 flagship machine has continued in 2022, with unprecedented growth amid a challenging climate. The machine has been designed to fully cut and prep 800 or more internally glazed windows per week in a single shift.

The combination of the patented ‘Tru-loc’ non-slip profile gripper system and ’Y-drive’ notching feature (which guarantees the accuracy of both ‘V’ and ‘Y’ notches) have allowed Stuga to continue building on previous successes.

The recent acquisition by German based Stürtz means that Stuga now also supply and service a comprehensive suite of welding, corner cleaning and logistics/handling solutions - the acquisition means they’re the only supplier in the market to provide true turnkey solutions to cover every part of the window manufacturing process.

“We have a focus on growing Sturtz’s presence in the UK market and to this end we are investing in people, developing both our sales and technical structures to support this growth” said Williams. Stuga have already recruited additional headcount to their UK sales team, with a new Sales Manager already on board; a new technical sales support role also in place and a specialist technical role yet to fill. This comes after a significant investment earlier in 2022, when Stuga’s production facility was doubled in size with the purchase of an adjacent facility.

All Stuga and Stürtz products are fully supported by Stuga’s impressive UK-based technical teams, along with spare parts, service, breakdown also being carried out by the Great Yarmouth based manufacturer.

“An acquisition like this has many challenges, not just for the future sales, but also taking on board the support for machines already installed in the market. The management team here at Stuga are very clear on what is needed to ensure the level of service and support that our UK customers have come to know on Stuga machines is also carried across to the Stürtz portfolio. This is in every aspect of the business from front line technical support, installations, breakdowns, spare parts to help desk and consumables”.