NTS to open fifth manufacturing site at Wolverhampton

National Timber Systems, the engineered wood products division of National Timber Group, is to open a new 70,000sq ft manufacturing site at Wolverhampton. The multi-million pound investment will create one of NTS’s largest manufacturing sites and over 100 jobs.

NTS is a leading supplier of engineered timber and offsite construction products, including the panelised roof system NTSROOF, floor and wall cassettes, engineered joists, roof trusses and spandrel panels. The division currently supplies housebuilders, developers and the modular sector nationally from their four sites across the country at Sheffield, Catterick, Newcastle and Bristol. It has a turnover of almost £50 million and employs 240 people in total.

Nick Kershaw, Managing Director of NTS said: “With the new site at Wolverhampton we are strengthening our geography towards having a true national footprint with sites in Yorkshire, the North East, South West

The truck also features Combilift’s internationally patented and Red Dot awarded independent electric traction which provides all front and rear drive wheels with 100% traction control. This negates the need for differential lock on slippery surfaces and significantly reduces long load momentum twisting when travelling sideways. Each electric drive incorporates parking and regenerative dynamic braking for power efficiency. Roll-out access for major electrical components also simplifies maintenance tasks.

This mix of next-gen performance, extensive battery life and exceptional ergonomics combined with all the advantages of the Combi-CB range, makes this the most powerful compact electric multidirectional forklift to date.

Combilift CEO and Co-Founder Martin McVicar said: “The increased capacities that we are offering in our electric range will answer the demand for ever more powerful products which at the same time help companies to achieve their aims for more sustainable operations. We chose Ligna as the platform for launching the Combi-CB70E due to its innate suitability for customers in the timber sector, but we are confident that this model will be a popular addition to our portfolio for many other industry applications.”

More at  www.combilift.com and now the Midlands. It also signals a step-change in our manufacturing capability to service the increased level of customer demand generally and for our ranges of new and innovative products. A number of different engineered wood products will be manufactured at Wolverhampton. Turnover from this site alone is expected to exceed £20 million. We will start recruiting soon and the site will be fully operational later this year.”

More at  www.nationaltimbersystems.co.uk