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Citation
(1999), "Global growth impacts UK market - new Integrated Solutions Division announced", Industrial Robot, Vol. 26 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.1999.04926dab.011
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Global growth impacts UK market - new Integrated Solutions Division announced
Global growth impacts UK market new Integrated Solutions Division announced
Keywords Food, Palletising
The Columbus McKinnon Corporation, parent to Univeyor, has grown 42 percent in the last year, with sales now running at US$750 million. This progress has already had an impact in the range of services available to the UK market, according to Univeyor Conveying Systems Limited's General Manager, Peter Brotherton.
To focus their developing business areas around market and customer requirements, Columbus McKinnon have structured their various operations worldwide into two major divisions, a Products Division for the vast range of CM and Yale Industrial Products equipment, and an Integrated Solutions Division developing and implementing automated handling systems and engineered solutions on a worldwide basis (see Plate 3).
Plate 3 To focus their development business areas
around market and customer requirements, Columbus McKinnon have structured their
various operations worldwide into two major divisions,including an Integrated
Solutions Division developing and implementing automated handling systems and
engineered solutions on a worldwide basis, such as this system for automated
picking and roll cage loading for dairy products.
The Integrated Solutions Division, with a worldwide turnover in excess of US$250 million, includes Univeyor Conveying Systems, LICO and solution oriented product areas such as manipulators company Positec and American Lifts. In all markets the expertise and systems engineering capabilities of the group gives clients access to a single source capability for complete facility design.
"The creation of the Integrated Solutions Division focuses the growth in our systems sector and ensures that the full benefits of all group expertise is available in all markets", stated Peter Brotherton. "As a result, Univeyor products and markets have expanded dramatically".
More information is available from Univeyor Conveying Systems, Edwards House -- B, Grange Business Park, Enderby Road, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6JL. Tel: +44 (0) 116 278 6999.