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The new generation October 2007 With the retirement of MD Peter Brown and Marketing Director John Miles, a new chapter in the Timson story opens. Sales Director Jeff Ward steps up to Managing Director with Jon Walker filling the role of both Sales and Marketing Director. Finance Director John Burn extends his responsibilities into the commercial area. Jeff originally trained as an engineer through the Timson apprenticeship system and held various positions in the Sales function before joining the board in 1999 as Sales Director. Jon's background is in design and service prior to joining the Sales team in 2001. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Long service awards September 2007 A record number of long service awards were presented by Jeff Ward (Managing Director) in September 2007, to eleven employees with a total of 370 years service. Jeff Ward (Managing Director), Malcolm Bolt (40 years), Chris Ward (30 years), Andy Munn (30 years), Richard Ward (45 years), Christine Towell (35 years), Laurie Page (30 years), Nick Smith (30 years), Richard Sumpter (30 years), Gary Pollard (35 years), Martin Walker (Fitting Shop Manager). Phil Grundy (35 years) and Martin Hayes (30 years) were unable to attend the presentation. Chris Ward, Andy Munn, Laurie Page, Nick Smith and Richard Sumpter. All joined the Company as Engineering Apprentices 30 years ago on 5 September 1977, along with Martin Hayes who was unable to attend the presentation. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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'Apprentice of the Year 2007' competition June 2007 Three of our Apprentices, James Bates, Nicky Ireson and Matthew Wright, were selected as finalists for the Engineering Employers Federation East Midlands & Mid-Anglia 'Apprentice of the Year' competition: The EEF award ceremony was held on Friday 15th June at their regional headquarters at Barleythorpe in Rutland, when Matthew Wright was chosen as the overall winner of the 1st Year apprentice category for small to medium sized companies. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Bath Road Site - development complete October 2006 It started in 1903 when Mr Arthur Timson moved the company from a shop with an upstairs workshop to a purpose built factory just one mile from the centre of Kettering. In 1916 a major extension included a 4 storey office/factory unit with single storey area for parts manufacturing and machine assembly. A nearby factory unit was purchased and a further new fitting shop was added in the 1970's. The acquisition of the terraced houses between the two buildings completed the site. Development began in 1988 with the building of the first phase combining a two storey office block with a modern press assembly area. This was further extended in 1994 effectively doubling the office accommodation and assembly facilities. 1996 marked the addition of the R&D block and a further extension of the assembly area followed in 2004. The redevelopment of the site was completed earlier this year with the opening of almost 1,000 square metres of additional press assembly space with increased headroom to permit the building of the new range of four colour presses. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Charity Runners' Success October 2006 Timson runners Adrian Hooper, Steve Bissett, June Bird, Kairen Allely, June Castle and Andy & Elaine Munn present a cheque for 1146 Pounds to Diana Patrick (front left) of Cransley Hospice. Covering a total of over 80,000 metres at the annual road race on 17th September, the runners were sponsored by friends, family and workmates. Started in 1992 by Dr. John Smith, the purpose built, nine bed hospice provides palliative care for the people of the northern region of our county. Although underpinned by NHS funding, the Trust raises around 350,000 pounds per year by charitable donations and fund raising activities to enhance the level of care and make the patients stay as comfortable as possible. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Queen's Award Visit September 2006 Stephen Brice, secretary to the Queen’s Award Office and David Moore, secretary to the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee, visited Timsons during a tour to evaluate the impact the award has on business, and to encourage more companies to enter for the awards. Peter Brown, managing director of Timsons, showed the visitors new, high-speed web presses for production in the assembly halls, as well as the company’s state-of-the-art foundry and machining facilities. This is our first Queen’s Award for Innovation (for the ZMR press), following the granting of Awards in 1992 and 2002 for achievements in international trade. In the last month, orders worth several million dollars have been received for ZMR presses. The photograph shows (left to right) David Moore, Peter Brown, and Stephen Brice. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Small Parts Manufacturing August 2006 Nine new machine tools are being installed to expand and upgrade our small parts manufacturing capability. Four vertical machining centres and three high performance turning centres were accompanied by a Fanuc Robocut wire erosion machine for the cutting of high precision cam segments. Due to arrive later this month, a Vertical Turning Centre will produce gear blanks and cam bases. Completing this £700,000 investment programme, a new software package will enhance the performance of our LK co-ordinate inspection equipment. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Birthday Presentation July 2006 Timsons Inc, the American Sales & Service arm of Timsons Ltd, marked the 110th Anniversary of the Company with an advertising campaign featuring the Queen's Award for Innovation and the logos of 34 top American and Canadian book printers. At the birthday celebration, Development and Marketing Director, Steve Fyfe presented an enlarged and framed print of the advertisement to Peter Brown, MD of Timsons Ltd. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Triple Celebration July 2006 On 1st July 2006 Timsons celebrated its 110th anniversary. Attended by 430 employees, pensioners and partners, the party featured music from '1st Edition', casino and arcade games, together with piano music and table magic. The event also marked the opening of Timson new 10,000 sq ft high bay press assembly shop. Designed for production of the four colour T14 web fed book press, the new building first acted as the venue for the gathering. Lady Juliet Townsend presented the Crystal Bowl and scroll marking the granting of the Queen's Award for Enterprise. This recognised the development and success of the ZMR (Zero Make Ready) book press. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Queen's Award for Timsons April 2006 Following our two Awards for International Trade (Export) in 1992 and 2002, this new honour is for Innovation, recognising the development and commercial success of the ZMR book press. We have now built (or have in the programme) 21 ZMR presses. The majority are in operation in the USA but we also have installations in Canada, France, Italy, Germany and the UK. A variant of our ZMR technology is also included in our new range of T14 two and four colour presses. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Third Timsons book press for Chinese customer April 2006 Timsons is to supply a third book printing press to a Chinese customer specialising in the production of Bibles. The press will be installed in a new factory being built close to the present site of Amity Printing Company, a joint venture between the Amity Foundation and United Bible Societies located in Nanjing, in the east of China. The new single colour press is specially designed to incorporate the latest Timsons developments, including shaftless drive which will enable it to be upgraded with a second unit at a later date for two colour Bibles and books. Two Timsons T32 book presses will continue to work in the existing 1980s Amity factory at Nanjing. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Clays order sixteenth Timsons book press April 2006 Clays Limited has ordered another Timsons T48A high speed web offset book press for its Bungay plant – Europe’s largest book printing facility. The new press will be capable of printing over 20 million books per annum. This will be the sixteenth Timsons book press, and the sixth T48. This purchase is part of Clays’ programme of continuing investment to maintain their leadership in book printing technology. The new single-colour T48 will have the capability of printing both short runs down to 1000 copies, and ‘best seller’ long runs. For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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Timsons T-Flex 508 for research at Swansea University April 2006 The Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University has purchased a T-Flex 508 flexo press. Built originally as a testbed for the development of the new T-Flex 600, this press will continue to be used in a research role by the University. ‘With its robust construction and positive settings, this is the ideal tool for the studies we wish to undertake’ says Dr. Tim Claypole, Director and founder of the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating. “It will enable us to continue our work on the understanding of the flexographic process, improving the performance of flexo and pushing the boundaries with the printing of new and novel materials” For further information, please contact Jon Walker at Timsons or complete the reply form. Return to the TOP |
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