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LATTIMER

OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS A WORLD-CLASS EXPORTER

Global glass industry has contributed to the will continue to form in-house. We deliver
firm Lattimer has been success of Lattimer since the backbone for future high-level apprenticeship
officially recognised as a its inception in 1942,” growth. schemes not only to
world-class exporter after he said. “This business “Our ethos is firmly maintain our engineering
being presented with the has remained hungry and rooted in developing standards and future proof
2018 Queen’s Award for ambitious. For decades we international trade and new the firm but to nurture the
Enterprise, International have consistently raised the export markets,” he said. next generation of world-
Trade. bar in terms of engineering “Overseas sales account for class engineers.”
The precision-machinist processes and techniques a total of 96% of turnover. Lattimer is a globally
manufactures around for the container glass Around 30% of this comes renowned precision
30,000 different products manufacturing sector. from Europe while our machinist and a champion
for container glass Due to the quality of largest overseas markets exporter with overseas
manufacturing plants in our products and ability include the US, Australasia, contracts accounting
more than 60 countries to produce complex, the Middle East and for 96% of all sales. It
worldwide. Its prolific tailor-made solutions Africa. Lattimer is able designs and manufactures
record has now been we have been able to to supply all IS variable more than 20,000
officially recognised by export to all four corners equipment requirements different component parts
the Government office of the globe. Lattimer in all product families. predominantly for the glass
in charge of honouring is now widely regarded Many of our products have container manufacturing
‘outstanding achievements as the world’s leading led the field in innovation industry. Lattimer is
by UK businesses’. IS variable equipment and have subsequently effectively a one stop shop
Lattimer has offices in supplier to OEMs (Original become industry for IS variable equipment.
Southport UK and New Equipment Suppliers), standards, specified The firm employs circa 114
Jersey USA. glass manufacturing groups and recommended by people with its head office
Queen’s representative and independent plants. companies worldwide. located in Southport, North
and Lord-Lieutenant “In our opinion there “One of the keys to our West, where it was founded
of Merseyside Mark is no greater accolade success is the ability to in 1937. More than 40%
Blundell visited the or seal of approval than engineer, design and of the current workforce
GBP 12million turnover that of Her Majesty the manufacture special parts have come through an
company to present the Queen, on the advice of the addressing specific needs internal apprenticeship
award to the firm’s senior Prime Minister. We have of clients. This combined course. It exports to all
management, employees enjoyed many successes with decades of experience four corners of the globe
and apprentices. It follows over the years including and the sheer volume of with key markets including
a Royal Reception held at the development of parts we supply each year Asia, Africa, Europe,
Buckingham Palace, hosted ground-breaking products, helps set us apart from North America, South
by The Prince of Wales, however this moment the competition. Over America and Australia.
attended by Lattimer ranks amongst the best. We the years the Lattimer Group turnover stands
Holdings CEO Stephen are indebted to previous brand has become at circa GBP 10.5m. It’s
Waterhouse and Managing generations and their synonymous with quality, broad product range can
Director Mark Hailwood. contribution in building the consistency, innovation be broken down into 14
Mr Waterhouse said the firm to where it is today. and reliability. In order to groups, made through
presentation marked a As the current custodians continue developing the a number of different
significant moment in of the Lattimer brand we brand we have devised a machining processes
the company’s 76-year are determined to ensure 15-year growth strategy – milling, turning, mill-
history following 40 years it continues to prosper and underpinned by new turning and grinding.
at the forefront of design thrive for the next 70-years product development and Within the glass container
and manufacture of and beyond.” supported by a new multi- industry Lattimer has
components for the glass Lattimer Managing lingual sales force. two key targets – the
container industry. Director Mark Hailwood “Meanwhile, the Lattimer glass factories and also
“This is an incredibly said exports have been Training Academy the OEMs (Original
proud moment for each fundamental to the ensures we can manage Equipment Manufacturers)
and every person who company’s success and our engineering resource who sell into the factories.

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