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attimer is a globally
renowned precision machin-
List and a champion exporter
with overseas contracts account-
ing for 96 per cent of all sales. It
designs and manufactures more
than 20,000 different component
parts predominantly for the glass
container manufacturing indus-
try. Lattimer is effectively a one
stop shop for IS variable equip-
ment. The firm employs circa
125 people with its head office
located in Southport, North
West UK, where it was founded
in 1937. More than 40 per cent
of the current UK workforce
have come through an internal
apprenticeship. It exports to all
four corners of the globe with key
markets including Asia, Africa,
Europe, North America, South
America and Australia. Group
turnover stands at circa GBP 12
million. Its broad product range
can be broken down into 14
groups, made through a number
of different machining processes
– milling, turning, mill-turning
and grinding. Within the glass
container industry Lattimer has
two key targets – glass con-
tainer manufacturing plants and
the OEMs (Original Equipment
Manufacturers) who sell into the
plants.

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