The move will enable the Draycott based company to dedicate resources and budgets to a range of projects. This will also allow formal engagement with third parties to become project partners with epm.
Managing director Graham Mulholland explains: “We have always been different, we challenge the normal thinking of our industry but we have the courage to do it. We have also gained loyalty from being open and honest.
“From where we are today I see this is the start of a journey which will see epm self-improving and being able to transfer greater process knowledge to our customers. To me this reinforces our honesty.
“We are also part way through a significant programme to see epm grow its core activities and introduce its outlook and approach to new markets, in particular complicated aerospace components and assemblies, plus some structural volume components for automotive markets. In time our facilities will also grow in line with our staff numbers but we have set our sights clearly on a three point plan and we are prepared to invest in our customer’s needs to achieve it.”
With its technical expertise and state-of-the-art production facilities, the Derbyshire company has contributed to a successful formula enjoyed by four F1 teams as well as working closely with World touring car and British touring car teams. It also works with a wide range of vehicle manufacturers, including Aston Martin and other niche vehicle makers.
Mulholland continued: “In time we may even take on third party R&D activities and charge for our know-how, accelerating products from being simple composite parts to brilliant, exciting and revolutionary composite parts. We may push these into production or we may transfer the know-how back to the customer providing a partnership approach to manufacture.
The company started by Mulholland in 1996 now employs around 80 people.
“Our road map is very clear today, up skilling our staff and giving our engineers a budget to make epm better is very exciting for us but more importantly it’s exciting for our customers," he concluded.
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