PECM Issue 18 2016 | Page 110

Tools ITC Expands UK Production Facility As the UK’s benchmark manufacturer of precision cutting tools, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has now expanded its Tamworth manufacturing plant. The company has acquired a neighbouring premises that will give ITC a demonstration area, additional warehousing and most importantly the space to almost double its cutting tool production capacity. Purchased during the summer, ITC has invested heavily in the new 8,000sq/ft floor space to create a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. Commenting upon the acquisition and the planned expansion of the Staffordshire business, ITC’s Managing Director, Mr Peter Graves says: “Our business has grown substantially in the last few years and we have continued to invest in the most productive machine tools to maximise our productivity per square metre. The limited floor area was restraining our plans for growth, so the availability of the adjacent unit proved very timely.” The new 8,000sq/ft floor area has already been prepared with a demonstration area that will also provide the R&D team with a tool trialling facility for customers. The new factory will almost double the existing floor-space and this will provide the potential for an additional 20+ machine tools for the production of cutting tools. Additionally, an annex floor has been installed to provide extra office space. Email: [email protected] www.itc-ltd.co.uk Training 110 PECM Issue 18