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Rasmussen, Bystronic onstrating new business viding quality glass prod- for us from a supplier.
glass was chosen for the potential for Metro Perfor- ucts to window fabricators The Bystronic glass team
new Greenfields Tasma- mance Glass and its future and commercial construc- have been great to work
nian site. The Auckland market direction. tion companies since 1986, with as they developed a
B’JUMBO investment was With such a major invest- the entire team prides itself rapport and worked with
slotted into the existing ment, achieving consist- on its first class reputation us throughout the whole
17,250-square-metre pur- ent production standards of ‘performance without process, from advising and
pose built glass processing were an essential part of compromise’. commissioning the line to
facility at the company’s the decision process. The This core principle was training our operators on
Head Office in Auckland. B’JUMBO was considered applied when making in- the equipment post-instal-
superior due to a number vestments in the Bystronic lation. They gave us con-
PROVEN of factors including product glass range with communi- fidence in the company as
TECHNOLOGY quality, productivity, reli- cation and customer sup- a whole, performing to the
GIVES GREATER ability and advanced manu- port also considered vital highest of standards during
REASSURANCE
facturing procedures. elements to Rasmussen. our transition phase, which
The precision engineering Metro Performance Glass Geoff Rasmussen com- at times had challenging
and support services from employs approximately ments, “During a tough moments.”
Bystronic glass were key 1,180 staff across Australa- economic climate that is LEADING THE FIELD
factors in making further sia which comprises four dominated by continual
investments for the Aus- processing sites in in New change, the quality of As leaders within their
tralasian market, with the Zealand and three process- build, reliability and sup- specialist fields, Bystronic
proven technology dem- ing sites in Australia. Pro- port services are essential glass and Metro Perfor-

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