Barnsley specialist engineers invest in expansion to meet growing global demand

A Barnsley engineering company which designs and builds bespoke polyurethane processing equipment has invested in expansion of its manufacturing and stock facilities.

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A Barnsley engineering company which designs and builds bespoke polyurethane processing equipment has invested in expansion of its manufacturing and stock facilities.

CTM UK Ltd is a market leader in the supply of polyurethane (PU) processing technologies to worldwide clients in a diverse range of sectors.

It is a pioneer in the bespoke building of systems for offshore windfarm, oil and gas industries where PU is essential to seal and protect pipes and cables under the sea.

The company’s growing global reputation as a specialist in this field has led to significant growth since 2002 and it has now invested in an upgrade of its premises, to give the business more room to grow.

CTM has added a 100 square metre mezzanine floor to its existing 500 sqm unit at Zenith Park, enabling it to restructure its workshop, streamline production, expand storage space and increase the volume of spare parts it can hold in stock.

The company’s £30,000 investment has been backed by a Business Productivity Grant, secured with the support of Barnsley Council’s Enterprising Barnsley programme. The grant, which covered a third of the cost of the project, is supported by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and part-funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

Director of CTM UK Ltd, Shane Wootton, said: “Very few businesses worldwide do what we do, and we’ve built a global reputation over 30 years. We’ve always been committed to innovation and investment, and the only thing holding us back from doing more at this stage has been a shortage of space. So, this expansion and restructuring of our site is a huge bonus. It has allowed us to optimise workflow and dramatically increase productivity.”

CTM, which is led by Shane and his wife Ruth Wootton, estimates that the additional workspace and improved layout will enable them to work on more projects at the same time, speed up builds and increase productivity by 45-60 percent. It will also allow them to take on much larger system builds than they were previously able to handle.

The larger storage area, which can accommodate much higher component stock levels, has already boosted the spare parts, repairs and servicing side of the business, with nearly 30 percent more orders being despatched daily.