Allan Brothers, said to be the UK’s oldest wood window and door manufacturer, is investing £2.6 millionfrom parent company Inwido in the production processes at its factory in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The injection will see a new £2.1 million CNC window line along with new cutting and moulder lines, and improvements to the assembly shop with new conveyors, roller tables and other equipment.
Morten Bach Valsted, pictured, MD of the 212-year-old company, says the investment is the company’s biggest in the last fifteen years and aims to deliver 20 – 25% growth over the next three years.
“It will make a massive difference to our overall output, speed of production, as well as making us a much more energy efficient and sustainable manufacturer of timber windows and doors,” he said.
“We have for some time been making improvements across the whole company from streamlining back-office sales and purchasing through to the factory floor and dispatch, including the recent introduction of a brand-new customer showroom. This latest investment is a logical next step designed to deliver greater growth and profitability, better service for customers and ultimately better job prospects and security for our workforce.”
The planned upgrades will be phased in over a six-month time frame, with existing manufacturing processes gradually migrating to avoid disruption or any loss of production.
