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Fast profit for Black Country boys
Two Black Country men were galvanised consultant Peter Hackett to meet quality
into action when their employer of more standards ISO 9001 and BS8555 –the Acorn
than three decades went into environmental accreditation - K J Fasteners, is
administration. aiming to add to its customer base and
increase its workforce.
Eighteen months on and Kevin Jew and
Kenneth Mole have exceeded all forecasts and Kevin, a former sales manager with Thomas
are looking to turn over £500,000 in their William Lench, believes the key to their
second year of running their own business, K J success is flexibility and an ability to respond
Fasteners of Dudley. to very short lead times.
The pair, who had both worked for century-old He explained: “Customers in today’s market
Thomas William Lench up until it ceased are not prepared to stock and, therefore,
trading in May 2006, turned to Business Link require exact counts when and where they are
West Midlands for advice on striking out on needed. By holding high volumes of strategic
their own as nut and bolt distributors. stock and packing into specific sets we are
able to meet this demand.”
And, following grant aid to pay for consultants
to draw up a business plan covering the nuts Fellow director Ken Mole said “After each
and bolts of going it alone, they turned in a working for the same company for more than
reasonable profit, as opposed to a predicted 30 years going it alone was a big step for us,
loss of £1,000, in their first twelve months. but we both felt we didn’t want to work for
anyone else and that the market was there for
Now, after help and advice from their quality a small company.”
Kee Safety expands sales team
Kee Safety Ltd has appointed David Simpson as sales executive to its Safe Fixings business which includes its BeamClamp® and
BoxBolt® secondary steelwork fixings used in curtain walling and other applications.
David joins Kee Safety Ltd from curtain walling specialist, Kawneer UK, where he worked as an Architectural Advisor.
“I am delighted to join the Kee® Safety team” says David. “I joined the company due to its market presence and its pro-active approach to
selling products worldwide. I’m looking forward to growing our business in curtain walling and a range of other applications - it’s a very exciting
time to be involved.”
Jubilee® Clips moves forward
Jubilee® Clips Limited, manufacturers of
the Jubilee® worm drive hose clip has
moved its operations to larger premises
within the Medway Towns
Still located in Gillingham, UK, where the
business was founded in 1921 and home
of Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander
Lumley Robinson, inventor of the Jubilee®
Clip, the new building is located on the
banks of the river Medway.
L Robinson & Co (Gillingham) Ltd, the
parent company and owners of the
registered trademark Jubilee®, completed
the move within a year without any
disruption to business or customers on any
of the six continents where the product is
used.
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