Clearview National March 2016 - Issue 172 | Page 112

MACHINERY

NEW PVCU MACHINERY OFFER FOR THE UK MARKET
With a long history, rich in the manufacture
and export of glass insulating machinery,
Bassra Machine Tools Ltd is about to embark
on a venture that couples the Company’s
expertise with that of Turkish PVCu processing
machinery manufacturer, Kaban, to deliver a
whole new proposition to the UK market.
»»IN THE 33 YEARS SINCE IT BEGAN,
Bassra Machine Tool Ltd has exported glass
processing machinery globally to 33 countries,
including the UK. Manufactured in the
50,000 sqft factory in Birmingham it has
occupied for the past 15 years, the Company
employs 28 staff, specialising in new and
reconditioned machinery for the production
of double and triple glazed units, including
insulating, cutting, washing and processing
machines, as well as some machines used in
the tempering process.
Head of Sales and Marketing, C J Kohli,
explains: “Rather than a ‘one size fits all’
approach, Bassra’s forte is in the design of
customised machinery solutions, taking a
standard machine and adding bespoke elements
to suit individual requirements, such as speed,
size and capacity.”

Whereas much of Bassra’s work
in the UK involves replacing and
recommissioning an existing plant, further
afield, in developing countries, the Company
is brought on board from the off and acts
as a consultant, working alongside the main
contractor to ensure drainage and electricity
points are exactly where they need to be, even
training operatives and facilitating setup of the
machinery.
Here in the UK, the challenges are different
but all markets benefit from Bassra’s big USP
of making machinery that is simple to use and
easy and economical to maintain, using ‘off
the shelf ’ standardised parts.
Thanks to its global customer-base, Bassra
was relatively unaffected by the UK recession
but, to keep a strong presence at a time when
few were looking to purchase new machinery,

Bassra was able to offer reconditioned
machinery to its struggling UK customers.
“Now, Bassra has teamed up with Kaban in
Turkey, to offer PVCu processing machines
to the UK market. Kaban is already wellestablished across the world and the two
companies have be known to each other
for nearly 15 years. In just 6 months we
have already secured many UK customers
and feedback so far has been good,” CJ
concludes.
Bassra (stand A142) and Kaban (stand A32)
will be at the FIT Show

Italian firm Cifin Holding acquires elumatec Group
Under the umbrella of the Italian firm Cifin Holding, elumatec AG is joining
the Emmegi Group to create a new heavyweight in the industry.
»»CIFIN HOLDING, WHICH ALSO
owns Emmegi, announced earlier this year
that it has acquired elumatec AG and its
subsidiary companies. All parties involved in
the deal have agreed not to disclose any details
about the transaction.
In an official announcement to its
customers and industry partners, elumatec AG
said: “Cifin Holding, which has now acquired
elumatec AG and all its subsidiary companies,
also owns the Emmegi Group, which, as
you know, is active in the same industry.
Therefore, Cifin Holding already possesses an
outstanding understanding of our market.
“elumatec and Emmegi will remain
autonomous companies that will operate

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independently of one another as competitors
in the market. However, the new structure
enables us to achieve solid growth and a
much stronger presence in this economic
sector.
“Looking ahead at 2016 and 2017, we are
already able to announce in-house product
developments that will make it possible
for us to offer innovations that will lead us
forward and benefit our customers in the
future. Of course, our global sales and service
network will continue to operate in this new
configuration just as reliably as you have
come to expect.”
Cifin President Valter Caiumi added:
“The acquisition enables both companies

to achieve solid growth and a much
stronger presence in this economic sector.
With ingenuity, expertise and innovative
technology, we can increase the added
value for our customers, who stand to
benefit above all from this outstanding
combination.”
Phil Heavey, managing director of
elumatec UK said: “I was delighted to be
able to make this announcement to our
customers and partners and hope they will
see the positive benefits to them and to the
industry.”

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