Ulster Shredders, leading supplier of industrial shredders have kickstarted 2023 with officially opening their Research & Development Facility at their headquarters Cogry Works in Toomebridge, Northern Ireland.
“Customers are at the forefront of our business, and we wanted to take the extra step in providing them with a ‘testing before investing’ service. Seeing in believing & with the addition of the Research & Development test centre we will continue to give our customers confidence that in choosing an Ulster Shredder they can be assured of the quality & consistency of our products” Sales and Service Director Paul Atkinson.
Adjacent to their existing 40,000 sq feet manufacturing facility housing their dedicated CNC machine shop & assembly area the 5,000 sq feet building has been commissioned & designed to facilitate the testing of products that can be safely viewed by their customers to see the shredded output. The research and development facility houses the full range of shredders, conveyors, and hoppers.
Managing Director, Enda Cushnahan explains, “The shredding industry has matured to the point where not all materials and applications need to be tested we have vast amount of data, experience and installations handling these materials, however, new applications or difficult-to-process materials need to be shred validated”.
Ulster Shredders produce a range of shredders & ancillary items tailored to meet the needs of their customer requirements. With the new facility, the model & shredding chambers can be configured in a manner to demonstrate pre & post shred materials & throughputs & give their customers a tangible output of their infeed materials ensuring when investing in an Ulster Shredders they can do so confident that the equipment can meet the needs of their business.
Engineering Manager Damian O’Hagan discusses “The Research & Development Facility will allow us to continue developing our product offerings, proving out our capabilities on our customers products.
This facility is a vital step in ensuring we continue to develop robust & reliable products in house at our Northern Ireland headquarters”.
While Ulster Shredders is renowned for its shredder range, the company places significant emphasis on product lifecyle customer support through their dedicated after sales support team who provide spare parts, servicing & repairs through a dedicated team.
We have a number of exciting initiatives planned for 2023 to meet the needs of our growing customer base embodying the latest in size reduction technology.
To find out more information or arrange a test with us, contact our sales team today:
- info@ulstershredders.com
- 028 7965 0050
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