CFE is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary Con Lynch (pictured below), Pat Dennehy and the CFE team would like to thank everyone for the business and support over the last 25 years. Since establishing the business on 8th April 1996, CFE has gained good market share and built a strong, long-lasting customer base. “We are proud of the strong relationships we have built with customers and suppliers”, says Con Lynch. “The support from everyone including our staff has been amazing and we are an integral part of the communities in Haydock and in Castleisland. We are looking forward to the next 25 years. Sadly Covid-19 has meant our anniversary date celebrations have been low key and socially distanced. However, we look forward to celebrating in style later in the year or when restrictions are lifted to allow us.”
The Journey Started 8th April 1996 Con Lynch (pictured top right) and Pat Dennehy (pictured bottom right - both pictures dating from the 1990s) set up Compound Feed Engineering (CFE) in Castleisland, Co. Kerry. An engineering business with three employees, CFE concentrated on die and roll refurbishing for the island of Ireland market. 1997 CFE started selling new dies in Ireland and began refurbishing rolls and dies for the UK market. They invested in their first water pressurised cleaning and countersinking system, a unique and progressive automated solution in this area of engineering. 1998 Employing two staff, CFE set up its first UK die and roll refurbishing operation in Wigan, Greater Manchester and within a year, having
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