Midland Handling Equipment Celebrates 50th Anniversary

February 2023 saw the 50th Anniversary of Midland Handling Equipment Ltd, a leading manufacturer of Material Handling Equipment, especially Overhead Chain Conveyors.

Founded in 1973 by brothers Keith and Mike Deacon, who had already established themselves as sub contract installation engineers for many conveyor companies of the period, they decided to begin manufacturing their own conveyor products.

And so Midland Handling Equipment was formed to supply a range of conveyors mainly to the Paint Finishing Industry. The Trakmaster range of

Overhead Chain Conveyors quickly became a firm favourite in the industry, and remains so today, with ranges from the light duty ‘152’ to the heavy weight ‘406’.

As customer demands and manufacturing techniques evolved so too did Midland Handling’s products with the development of a range of Power and Free Overhead Conveyors which is now amongst the most popular product range, with capacity to handle loads from a few kilos to 10 tons.

But in addition to Overhead Conveyors the company produces a wide range of Belt, Roller and Slat Conveyors, as well as special purpose bespoke handling equipment.

With such clients as JCB, BAE Systems, Bosch Rexroth, Airbus, Jaguar Landrover & Toyota, amongst many others over the years, Midland Handling is able to meet the demands of modern manufacturing to supply quality and reliable products on time and within budget.

Today the company occupies a 10,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Great Glen, Leicestershire and is staffed by a dedicated team of experienced engineers and management team. From here the company can take an initial concept idea through the design stage, manufacturing and installation, with after sales service for spare parts and maintenance.

The company looks forward to the future with the recent accusation of the firm by Richard Deacon and John Donohoe, the company remains very much a family business that still offers a personal and dedicated service, backed up by the skills, knowledge and manufacturing capabilities gained over decades of experience in the material handling industry.

For more information please visit www.mhel.co.uk or contact us on: Telephone 0116 2593175 Email: info@mhel.co.uk