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representing sales of around 40 million euros, of
which 70% was exported throughout Europe and
to North America. The increased strength of
Poland’s Zloty currency, though, has been a
challenge – both in terms of the importing power
it has presented to Polish fastener distributors
and the challenge it creates for Srubex to
compete effectively in other European currencies.
In buildings on the opposite side of the central
roadway, that runs through the site, there is clear
evidence of Srube
´
x’ developing role as the
Koelner Group’s metal production centre. Two
presses brought from Rawl Glasgow are
stamping clips for throughbolts. At the time of
the visit one assembly line for anchors was being
New Nedschroef 515 boltmaker.
installed. “We are waiting for the others,” said
Jaroslaw Rzytka. Koelner has also moved its
self-drilling screw coating lines to Srube
´
x – one
in Canada. The newest machine is a 515 dip galvanising.
fully automatic line, two semi-automatic and two
boltmaker, a 1.5 million euros purchase as a Earlier this year the plant stopped producing
manual for slower moving sizes. “We can sell
keystone of the modernisation of the Rawl Grade 5.8 bolts for the domestic market – an
everything we produce here,” says Jaroslaw
anchor production operation in Glasgow. Both it intention already signalled by Radoslaw Koelner
Rzytka. “We will need to install more machines.”
and the 526 are process monitored. The second, as part of the strategy to move production further
We have described Srube
´
x as a ‘work in
older former from Glasgow retains its inline wire up the value added scale. “Import prices from
drawer although Srube
´
x’ massive drawing China for these products are below our purchase
progress’ before, and that it certainly continues
department means it is not currently needed. Its price for the wire,” says Marek Lechowski, a
to be. Many aspects of its history are clear to
associated thread roller is stationed nearby. staunch advocate of the current carbon steel
see, although the faded Soviet era murals on
Operations director, Jaroslaw Rzytka, leads us antidumping case against China. He acknowledges
some of the factory walls have now
to a small control room at the centre of the that the outcome of the case will be pivotal for
disappeared. True, there is still plenty of older
production floor to demonstrate a virtually Srube
´
x’s core boltmaking business. “Alongside all machinery, including Russian built nut makers,
invisible but very significant investment. Here the the important investments in 2007 we also but many production areas now house modern
status of some 70 forging machines is monitored achieved our TS 16949 accreditation last year and technologies and the depth of engineering
continuously through a computer system installed have developed our competence in producing
knowledge in this plant should never be
in 2006. “This is one of the keys to our improved several new product types for the automotive
underestimated. Koelner ownership represents
production planning and delivery of greater sector, including Sems screws with one or two
a clear future, although not without its
efficiency and reliability,” he emphasises. washers, flange bolts, six lobe socket head bolts,
As an established automotive supplier, both in weld screws and wheel bolts.” Srube
´
uncertainties, economic as every business
x research
currently faces, political in terms of the
its domestic market and via key customers across and development now has 15 engineers
Western Europe, Srube
´
x has long been required dedicated to developing special parts for its
importance of an antidumping decision now
to deliver a range of other coatings, including customers.
unlikely until early 2009. A clear vision for the
Dacromet and Geomet, Delta Tone and Delta Over a number of years Srube
´
x has
business is crystallising; with it a recognition of
Protect, as well as adhesive and locking progressively increased the proportion of its
key areas of improvement still required to
applications. These are in addition to export business. In 2002 just under half of output
satisfy a demanding marketplace. Above all
conventional zinc plating – the plant has its own went to the domestic market. By 2007 Srubex
there is a growing sense of confidence, rather
modern Chrome 6 and Chrome 3 lines – and hot annual output had grown to 28,000 tonnes, than the gnawing uncertainty of recent years.
Newly installed Can-Eng heat treatment line.
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