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Durham Precision Engineering executives

Manufacturing business invests to support further growth

04 September 2017

Newton Aycliffe based business Durham Precision Engineering (DPE) today announced they have secured further financial backing from Barclays for investment in new machinery.

Established in 1984, DPE designs and manufactures precision engineered products for the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, nuclear, aerospace and other industries requiring bespoke and low volume precision engineered products.

Peter Coates, Managing Director, DPE said: “The new lathe we have acquired brings a new dimension to our business allowing us to both turn and mill in one operation, allowing us to reduce both lead times and costs to our clients. With this increased capacity and decreased lead times and costs, it will allow our business to grow organically and hopefully open doors to new clients. In conjunction with our aerospace approval, this new capacity and ability should see us grow further.”

“Barclays has been very supportive of the business and its growth needs over the years and by supporting the funding of this new asset, it shows that their support of DPE remains strong. It has always been a simple and speedy process when arranging funding with Barclays and I look forward to further deals with them in the future.”

DPE employs 38 staff locally and turnover for the year is expected to exceed £3 million.

Sally-Ann Cain, Barclays Relationship Director said: “We are delighted to be able to continue to support this highly professional and ambitious business and look forward to working with them on their future growth plans. The automotive and aerospace sectors continue to see strong demand and this investment will ensure DPE is in a good position to respond to new opportunities.”

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