MANUFACTURING » Prometal Industries
Business South November 2015
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Prometal enjoys opening its doors Jo Bailey Christchurch sheetmetal specialist Prometal Industries is opening its doors to existing and potential new customers through a series of open days. Sales manager Kevin Lyall says around 40 people attended the first event in August, enjoying morning tea with the Prometal team and taking a tour of the firm’s impressive 4000sqm purposebuilt facilities in Harewood. “The open day was well received and as a result we are already planning future events.” A recent restructuring of the business, focusing on process flow and continuous improvement, has created a “big hungry beast”. Kevin says the open days are one way of reconnecting with past and present customers and introducing the firm’s capabilities to potential new clients. Prometal also exhibited at SouthMACH for the first time this year, to display its full capabilities to the market. The 28-year-old company lost its two original buildings in Bromley following the earthquakes. Kevin says its directors and founding partners Mike Owens and John East decided to support the Canterbury rebuild and reinvest in the purposebuilt facility in Harewood. The new face of Prometal opened its doors in January, 2013. “Our new building has allowed us to optimise equipment layout, which combined with our improved systems has have given us capacity
for significant growth. Another benefit is that our on-time deliveries are now at 99 per cent when the industry standard is typically around 70 per cent.” Prometal’s capabilities have also been increased through a recent investment in new equipment that complements the company’s existing already extensive range of CNC machinery. “We have increased our folding capacity and added a surface finishing machine that reduces the manual finishing of laser cut and turret punched parts,” says Kevin. The company’s extensive skill base sees it produce a vast range of products, across many market sectors including telecommunications, electronics, transportation, agriculture and engineering “to name a few,” says Kevin. “We offer a full range of precision sheet metal services including; laser cutting, turret punching, folding, fabrication, ring rolling, powder coating and assembly, and have made just about anything you can think of in steel, stainless and aluminium.” He says the firm has been doing some interesting work for the Christchurch rebuild including decorative, punched and laser cut panels for major works. “We also contributed to artist Neil Dawson’s stunning Spire sculpture in Latimer Square.” Prometal also assists its clients to solve product design and manufacturing issues, and has in-house design and CAD capability. The firm has Telarc Q Base Certification to give its customers the peace of mind that Prometal has the systems in place to consistently deliver quality work on budget and on time.
Christchurch sheet metal specialist Prometal offers a full range of precision sheet metal services including laser cutting, turret punching, folding, fabrication and ring rolling.
Kevin says the business has come a long way since Mike Owens and John East founded it as a two-man operation in 1987. “Prometal now has more than 40 loyal staff, many with 20 years or more service with the firm.” He says the team is excited by the firm’s “active growth phase” and the opportunities this presents to increase its already substantial customer base.
“Although production work and corporate clients are our main target market, we haven’t turned our backs on small jobbing clients, and we will continue to provide them with the same high standard of work and service,” says Kevin “Whatever the project, our mission remains to be the first choice for superior quality sheetmetal, delivered in full, on time and on budget.”
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