£1m tech investment sees Fascia buck downward manufacturing trend

Despite the Financial Times recently finding that manufacturing confidence in the UK fell to lowest level in two years, Fascia Graphics has achieved a record start to 2015 – largely due to its £1m investment in technology over the last two years.

While Britain’s manufacturing firms reported the biggest decline in optimism since March 2013, Fascia has continued to grow over the same period, and achieved two record sales months in January and March, and it’s on track to hit a £4m turnover for the first time in its 20 year history.

Two years ago Fascia invested £1m in two Sakurai MS80-SD servo-driven cylinder presses, becoming the only manufacturer in the UK keypad and overlay industry to employ the technology. The installation has been so successful Fascia Graphics was invited by FESPA UK to present at the ‘Screen Printing Now’ conference in London last September. 

This investment has not only improved the throughput and quality of Fascia’s products, it’s also cut carbon emissions drastically. With recent smart energy saving initiatives, Fascia’s Chippenham based factory has saved over 130 tonnes of carbon per year, the equivalent to the daily output of over 20,000 cars.

Paul Bennett, managing director, Fascia Graphics, said: “Our investment in the Sakurai’s has really paid off. We pride ourselves on being the best and these investments have put further distance between Fascia and our competitors in terms of performance, product quality and energy efficiencies. Cutting carbon emissions at the same time as providing so many service and production improvements to our customers is an industry first, and one that we are very proud of.”

Fascia presently serves in excess of 800 customers both domestically and globally. Its reputation has been built on providing the highest quality product with excellent customer service. With continual improvement and lean manufacturing at the heart of all they do, it is certain that Fascia will continue to provide efficient delivery of the highest quality products at extremely competitive prices.