Don’t you just love it when the parcel that you’ve been waiting for arrives? The first of our new machinery has been delivered and is now being installed. Exciting times here at John Binns as we can now increase our production range in the larger wire sizes.
It’s the end of an era here at John Binns Springs. Brian Northrop will retire this month after 43 years of working for the company. An incredible achievement and one that is greatly appreciated by all involved with the company. In presenting Brian with a gift from the company, managing director Alex Driver described Brian’s contribution to John Binns as “immense” and thanked Brian for playing such a significant part in making the company what it is today. Everyone at [...]
We’ve had a number of exciting 3D printing projects recently that have benefited our customers greatly. One of these was a model of a unique torsion spring for an existing customer that has not only helped them make important design decisions but also given them a model to show their customer what the product could look like. 3D production is a fantastic aid in the design process of any product or component and can also produce manufacturing and quality control [...]
Managing Director Alex Driver's daughter takes her first steps in reviewing spring design. "We need to be careful with the initial tension on this one, daddy," she declared, allegedly.
Down on the shop floor work has commenced to prepare space for the brand new machinery that will be installed into the factory. The arrival of the machinery, which will increase our core manufacturing range, is imminent and the necessary preparation is taking place in order to keep production rates nominal. More information to follow.
Carrying on with our historical accounts and also as the company prepares for the arrival of new machinery here’s a look back to 1976 when John Binns & Son were in the process of purchasing a paint line. Here is a letter rediscovered recently regarding the enquiry. The new machinery that is currently on its way to the company has a few noughts on the end of the price quoted here!
We would like to wish all of our customers a happy and prosperous 2015.
Andy joined our sales and customer service department last year and has been an excellent addition to our team. His knowledge and experience of engineering and manufacturing principles will improve the service that we can offer to our customers.
During 2015, we will be increasing our core manufacturing range thanks to the arrival of new machinery and, to accommodate this, we will be expanding our factory. A large proportion of this improvement will focus on production in the larger wire diameters up to 20mm. Further details to follow.
This year marks 130 years of business for John Binns & Son. During this time there have been enormous changes in the industry and in the economy as a whole. Continuous investment and hard work have ensured the stability of the company through even the toughest times of the past 12 decades. Over the course of the year our newsletters and social media pages will feature pictures and accounts of events that have occurred during the long history of the [...]
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