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Telestack investing £5 million in its future in Omagh Local manufacturer Telestack have further committed to their future in Omagh by announcing an additional investment of £5 million in a new factory in the Doogary Industrial Estate. Leading the international mobile material handling market, Telestack supply some of the largest blue-chip companies in the world. Designed, manufactured and exported from their current 105,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Omagh, Telestack plan to extend their manufacturing capacity by initially building a phase one 45,000sqft factory on a green field site next to the current Fane Valley factory which will incorporate state of the art manufacturing premises, a dedicated Research and Innovative Development centre and modern office suite - all of which is central to their continued growth strategy. The engineering acumen within Tyrone is renowned globally and the expertise within Telestack has
grown and developed significantly over their 34 year tenure. In addition to their Aggregate and Mining Group, Telestack has matured within another material handling niche in the Ports and Inlands Terminals sector, designing and manufacturing equipment to load and unload dry bulk onto vessels up to Panamax (up to 80,000 tonne). Their equipment is involved in some of the most groundbreaking, exciting and forward thinking projects across the globe with the company gaining serious traction in other industries such as the rail, power, cement and steel plants.
Employing almost 160 local people, Telestack has demonstrated enviable year on year sales growth with sales more than doubling in the last three years. Part of the one billion dollar American giant Astec, Telestack in the last two years alone have invested almost £4million in their current Bankmore site within Doogary Industrial Estate, with a state-of-the-art shotblast, 2 paint booths and an additional manufacturing facilities which have all contributed to their impressive sales and operational performance. Comments Managing Director Martin Dummigan: “Telestack has grown rapidly over the last number of years and we
have firm plans to double our revenue again in the next 3.5 years. We have out-grown our current facility and we need to extend our manufacturing footprint to meet the international demand for our products. “We have made a conscious decision, even in the face of Brexit uncertainty, to invest locally. We have a unique skill base in Omagh and we need to protect Telestack’s engineering acumen. The marketplace has become somewhat flooded with companies who try to copy our designs but you simply can’t buy experience. For want of a better cliché you have to earn your stripes. We have the experience, the commitment and the enthusiasm to continue forging ahead and continue leading the market hence the purpose built Research and Innovative Development centre. “We have an aggressive strategy to continue growing our sales and we are committed to Omagh, to the people that we employ and to the local suppliers and businesses that will continue to benefit from the Telestack success story. As we move through 2019, Telestack will be recruiting for a variety of disciplines including manufacturing, design, sales and aftermarket support.”
Leica BLK3D Recognised by Prestigious Global Awards for Innovation Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has revealed its ground-breaking Leica BLK3D 3D imager has earned multiple prestigious global design and innovation awards. Designed to impact the work of professionals across a range of industries, including architecture, construction, public safety and real estate, the compact handheld BLK3D improves productivity by enabling instant, precise 3D measurements from any image it captures. Accolades for the Leica BLK3D include CES 2019 Innovation Awards Best of Innovation Honouree, BAKA Award for Product Innovation 2019, 2018 Good Design Award, Wichmann Innovation Awards and Prism Awards Finalist 2019. “The Leica BLK3D is a clear example of how Leica Geosystems and Hexagon are leading the democratisation of reality capture - it’s so easy to operate virtually anyone can use it,” said Tobias Heller, Senior Product Manager, Hexagon’s Geosystems Division. “The BLK3D simplifies data collection and makes exclusive technologies available to a wide variety of professionals, helping to further digitalise traditionally manual industries. It represents a perfect fusion of robustness and simplicity with ergonomic and appealing design, and its multiple award wins are testament to this.”
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