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IS EQUIPMENT

IS equipment
CREATING SOLUTIONS TO Mark Hailwood, Lattimer: We to do this providing a high level of
HELP SOLVE INDIVIDUAL actually received the award quality, delivery and service per-
PROBLEMS because we put our name for- formance. And our clients need
Lattimer has been at the fore- ward to be considered for these characteristics because they
front of setting standards in glass Enterprise and International need to have their machines run-
engineering for over three dec- Trade. And, of course, to be able ning continuously.
ades thanks to constant innova- to be considered, you need to Another important aspect is
tion and product development in demonstrate quite an aggressive flexibility, as not every country in
the supply of IS variable equip- export growth over a minimum the world wants the same prod-
ment. of time and Lattimer, in fact, has ucts or the same offerings.
Lattimer has invested signifi- demonstrated significant growth And very often we get requests
cantly in the latest CNC machine over an even longer period. from machinery manufactur-
technology, ensuring its products ers because their clients want
are manufactured to the highest GMP&A: Tell us a little about our equipment supplied with the
standards. Recent investments the people ‘behind’ this award. machines.
include a new CMM measur- Lattimer: Well, because our One of these machinery manu-
ing facility which provide extra people must be highly skilled, facturers is Emhart, who, in turn,
capacity and flexibility in the they are often sourced by other supply all the spares requirements
measuring of complex compo- important multi-national compa- for Owens-Illinois machines, and
nents and assemblies, along with nies in the aerospace and auto- we do quite a lot of business with
the ability to supply bespoke motive industry. So to keep them them.
component measurement data if with us, we have a training school, As far as exports are concerned,
required. where we take our apprentices – we export between 90-95% of the
we normally hire about four each UK output to approximately 66
PRODUCTS AND year. And when these apprentices countries each year – with almost
MANUFACTURING finish training we make sure that total global coverage.
Lattimer is able to supply all IS they have the right salary for the
variable equipment requirements job that they’re doing. GMP&A: Working with a lot of
in all product families. Many of different countries involves deal-
Lattimer’s products have led the GMP&A: What about your prod- ing with completely different cul-
field in innovation and have sub- ucts? What are the main products tures. How does that affect your
sequently become industry stand- that you export and where? work?
ards, specified and recommended Lattimer: Our philosophy is to Lattimer: This is where our
by companies worldwide. The sell our products, of course, but flexibility comes in – different
company can also engi-
neer, design and man-
ufacture special parts
addressing specific issues.
Lattimer’s products
range includes Neck Ring
Mechanisms, Mould
Holders, Neck Ring
Arms, Blowheads, Tong
Heads and Take Out
Arms, as well as an exten-
sive range of Spare Parts
and Checking Fixtures
for all IS variable equip-
ment requirements.

SPEAKING TO MARK
HAILWOOD AT
GLASSTEC
GMP&A: First of all, why
did Lattimer receive the
Queen’s Award?

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