It’s not often that the acquisition of one machine can increase output by more than 400% but according to Essex based Chigwell Window Centre, that’s exactly what’s happened, after the company purchased a new Supercut 5 from Wegoma.
Chigwell Window Centre was formed in early 2014, by Sunny and Ammo Singh, with a workforce of two. The company manufactures and installs PVC-U and aluminium doors and windows for the domestic and commercial sectors.
The speedy rise of the company was compounded when it approached a neighbouring firm, Chigwell Construction, with a view to securing a contract to supply windows. The managing director, Dean Floyd, was so impressed that instead of awarding it the contract, he actually bought into the company.
Since then it has relocated to 10,000ft2 premises and invested more than half a million pounds in machinery and vehicles in the last month alone.
The company now has a 25-strong workforce and has increased output from between 100-150 windows per week to 500!
One of the major reasons behind the dramatic increase in output is said to be the company’s investment in a state-of-the-art Supercut 5, a high-end machining centre which has been custom built for the UK and Irish window industry.
Sunny explained: “While we were in the process of purchasing other machinery, we couldn’t find a machining centre that would do exactly what we wanted it to. One of our other suppliers suggested the Supercut so we got in contact with Wegoma to find out more.
“The Wegoma guys were fantastic. They spent two weeks on site here during the installation, which only took four weeks in total. It was a very smooth process and led to an easy transition from our previous system to the new one.
“We couldn’t believe the immediate results – it’s blown us away really! The staff love it and the built-in labelling system has made life so much easier. We were previously using marker pens to label the cuts, but now everything is much better organised and efficient.
“In fact we are now in the process of installing a new scanning system and aim to be a paperless company very soon. We just couldn’t be happier with the Supercut 5!”
