The £8,000 Business Adaptation Grant was for an edge-banding machine – which automates a process previously done by hand. It offers a quantum leap in production speed, condensing four days work into less than one day. This enables an increase in output and turnover to make the business more competitive & productive and able to offer new services locally.
In addition to increased productivity and wages, the machine will facilitate a more diverse range of work, critical to secure employment in a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment.
The purchase has also enabled job retention of an apprentice at a higher living wage and the potential of recruiting another apprentice in the future.
John Boulton (Director) says:
This assistance will significantly boost productivity, enable retention of staff and secure a living wage in an increasingly competitive business environment. We’ll also be able to offer new services currently not available in the Derbyshire Dales.
