The company, which processes locally sourced softwood for fencing and construction industries, says it is making the investment, of around £92,000, because of a shift in market demand away from “traditional sawn timber .
“Machine regularised and eased timber, which is easier to work with, has become the product of choice in the market,” said joint managing director Scott Gordon. “To meet extra supply requirements we needed a machine capable of much higher capacity and one that could produce an end product with an excellent finish.”
Gordon’s Wadkin 220B is being rebuilt by Wadkin Group and will be commissioned and installed by its UltraCare engineers. The three operators who will run the machine will also be given a three-day training course at the UltraCare Training Academy in Barton.
The machine replaces Gordon’s existing Wadkin GC300, which the manufacturer will take away and rebuild for another customer.
The 220B will be installed in June and will have a 12-month guarantee. The order also includes a “significant tooling package” for the machine.
Wadkin Group sales director Steve McGloin said the sale to Gordon highlighted an “increase in demand for high specification, affordable remanufactured machines”.
