“We found a niche in the market which hadn’t been filled,” managing director Ron Unthank told PW&SS. Ron has seen his company expand year on year, and recently invested in two matrix tables: one for windows from Lamont, and another, larger press from an Italian company for pressing doors.
Ron believes in investing in his workshop. “When you start as a business you haven’t got any funds. We have spent a lot over the past few years, investing heavily in machinery, as part of the company’s philosophy as we grow.”
With many years’ experience in joinery, Ron was familiar with Lamont, although he had never dealt with the company previously. Ron searched on the internet for Lamont and, on finding the website, made contact with Alan Lamont. He has been delighted with both the matrix table and the service he received.
“I wanted a very quick delivery, and three weeks later it was down in the factory,” Ron reports. “He was also able to very quickly adapt the machine to how I wanted it. The table comes with a left hand press station as standard: he changed this to a right hand press station, which fits in better with our workshop.”
He continues, “The table is mainly used for pressing windows so they are square. The windows for the shed industry are slightly different from other windows. We do not use glue, because that would not last in the garden setting. Instead, our windows are stapled with galvanised staples, in a tried and tested method used throughout our industry.
“Before we had the press we had to use hand clamps. Now, a process that previously would have taken minutes is completed in 15 seconds. The way we work, we have a team of people putting windows together, which are now being pressed as fast as they can be put together. And they are all perfectly square now.
“Two or three years ago we would be doing 30, maybe 40 windows a day. Now we can do 150 or 200, no problem.”
Another advantage for Ron was the ability to stagger payments, with the final payment being made in January, a month after delivery.
Asked if he would recommend the press, Ron replied, “Most certainly. I am very pleased with it, very impressed.” Although he did not attend W16 in Birmingham, Ron regularly attends shows in the W series, and says, “When I next go, I will drop by and see Alan. I have only known Alan since Christmas, but I have known of the company for many, many years. He is a pleasure to do business with.”
This article first appeared in the April/May 2017 issue of Panel, Wood & Solid Surface
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