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MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING HELIX TOOL COMPANY

Advanced Manufacturing Park,
South Yorkshire

processes in order to identify ways to operate more efficiently. Through this, Helix proposes potential cost savings before trialling
new processes, reporting on results and,
eventually, fully implementing a new system. In the last 12 months Helix has saved
its customers over £1.5m.
It is able to do this through close working
relationships dedicated to gaining an intimate
understanding of a client’s activities. The
client gains from Helix’s time-served directly
employed engineers who can deliver the benefits of the company’s independent standing,
taking advantage of a comprehensive range of
brands to offer the best option on a case-bycase basis. Engineers also oversee key
accounts, looking after individual clients on a
dedicated basis. This, says Robinson, breeds a
sense of ownership which in turn produces a

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