Deritend expansion lifts gloom

Specially designed for the service and assembly of large rotating machines, the new facility (pictured) in Brandon Way will complement the work done at Deritend RMB’s Union Street site. Work will include designing, building and assembling large gearboxes and heavy machinery. The new facility provides Deritend RMB with 32,000 ft sq of specially designed work space, allowing the company to significantly expand its capacity to serve industries such as power generation, mining and steel production. The works craneage includes three 20 ton cranes as well as other smaller ones, which means that extremely large rotating machines can be accommodated. Bain Nicholson, operations manager at the new site, said: “Since operations commenced at Brandon Way we have been able to carry out work that was logistically more difficult using our other facility in West Bromwich which was at capacity.” The expansions is one of many that Deritend Industries is currently undertaking. Its subsidiary, Pre-Formed Windings, a specialist in the design and manufacture of copper windings, has recently undertaken a 30% expansion to its production facility. Deritend Industries has also recently acquired M&E services provider H&K Industrial Services (now Deritend H&K), which will complement Deritend’s strengths in onsite electrical, power, transmission and machine tool repair and refurbishment. Deritend Industries Group CEO Richard K Hale said: “In today’s tough economic climate it is more common to hear about company closures and cutbacks than new investment initiatives. That's why our expansion is good news for British engineering; it proves that growth under difficult market conditions is still possible."