WCA May 2018

Industry news

Expansion through acquisition for Hughes

WILLIAM Hughes, a UK-based supplier of custom-made springs, wire forms and assemblies, is expanding its European operations with the acquisition of Nosag Polska Sp zoo. Based in Tychy, southern Poland, Nosag Polska is a manufacturer of seat mats, wire frames and bent wire parts, predominantly for the automotive industry. Nosag has been established in Poland since 2005, and with over 150 employees is a supplier to all the major car interior and car seat manufacturers. “This acquisition is great news for our many customers in the European automotive market,” said Max Hughes, managing director, William Hughes Ltd. “There is much synergy between Nosag and William Hughes in terms of both our products and markets. By combining our significant manufacturing, technical and logistical resources we are confident there will be many benefits for our rapidly expanding automotive customer base.” “Everyone at Nosag is very excited about becoming part of the William Hughes Group,” said Richard Thevenon, general manager at Nosag Polska. “William Hughes has extensive experience within our marketplace and provides access to increased manufacturing resources and capabilities. For our part, our strategic location close to the many automotive manufacturing facilities in Slovakia, Poland and Czech Republic will Tensor Machinery Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of fibre-optic and specialised copper wire machinery with customers in 35 countries, has hired four new employees as the company continues to grow. Joining Tensor are Maryam Salmani, mechanical engineer; Mansi Murabiya, electrical engineer; William Sun, machine designer; and Martin Lefebvre, production coordinator. “Tensor Machinery has realised remarkable growth and success in the past year,” said CEO Robert Kepes.

❍ Pictured, from left, are: Jean-Pierre Ker Rault (Defta Group), Andre Nisse (Defta Group), and Max Hughes (William Hughes Group)

improve group communications and logistics, helping to better meet the needs of our customers.” The Nosag Polska facility in Poland complements the existing William Hughes European factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Established in 2004, William Hughes Bulgaria now has over 180 employees and occupies over 6,000m 2 of space. The success of the Bulgaria operation has been built on the easy access it has provided to European customers that would otherwise have been difficult to reach from the UK. “We recognise the skills and expertise that exist at Nosag Polska and we fully intend to develop and expand these “The hyper growth in 2017 led to challenges of meeting customer expectations in design, manufacturing and delivery. In response, we tripled the size of our engineering department and doubled our overall workforce. I welcome these new people on board and our goal for 2018 is to accelerate our record of innovation in the industry.” Maryam Salmani has a Master’s degree from Université de Montréal École Polytechnique, and Mansi Murabiya has a Master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Concordia University, and is also

well-established resources,” continued Mr Hughes. “This acquisition is an important milestone in William Hughes’ growth plans as we continue to develop our status as a high volume, high quality components supplier to the European automotive market.” The William Hughes Group now has an annual turnover in excess of £21 million and is established as a global supplier of wire-based products and assemblies. Its customers include many well-known brands in the automotive, aerospace, medical, construction and hydraulics industries. William Hughes Ltd – UK Website : www.wmhughes.co.uk a graduate of Gujarat Technological University in Surat, India. William Sun studied industry drafting at the Rosemount Technology Centre in Montreal and has a Bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, while Martin Lefebvre is a graduate of École Polytechnique de Montréal and has worked at such companies as Invitation V, Jikko, Les Serres Riel, Bombardier Transport, and Pratt and Whitney Canada. Tensor Machinery Ltd – Canada Website : www.tensormachinery.com

New staff as company continues growth

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