{"id":1696,"date":"2019-08-03T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T09:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2019-08-03T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T09:41:10","slug":"straaltechniek-uk-from-humble-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/news\/straaltechniek-uk-from-humble-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Straaltechniek UK \u2018From Humble Beginnings\u2019\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong>1996<\/strong> Straaltechniek UK started a miraculous 20-year journey from converted cow sheds on North Farm, Gildingwells owned by Graham Ward Now Chairman of the UK Group to a modern 20,000sq ft. Factory &amp; Offices headed up by Andrew Allen Managing Director.<\/p>\n<p>Continued growth in the Surface preparation industry forced a move in <strong>2002<\/strong> to North Anston Trading Estate near Sheffield and within 2 years Straaltechniek purchased a 5000-sq. ft. Unit at Valley Works Sheffield. The unit at Valley Works added craneage facilities to allow the refurbishment of Shot Blast machines as well as the manufacture of spare parts.<\/p>\n<p>As demand for Straaltechniek products and services increased along with their first one-million-pound order from Marshalls Building Products PLC units 8 &amp; 9 boasting 22,000 sq. ft. were added to the factory portfolio in <strong>2006<\/strong> to allow the company to manufacture NEW standard and large heavy duty machines.<\/p>\n<p>The company started to outgrow its existing office facilities and in <strong>2013<\/strong> The Master Cutler of Sheffield opened a 2-story office block adjacent to the factory to house increased Engineering Applications, Sales, Finance, Production &amp; Logistics personnel in a comfortable modern office environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1697\" src=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2013 Two Storey Office Block Opened<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next and latest piece of the Straaltechniek UK \u2018jig-saw\u2019 is an additional 6000 sq. ft. building again opened in December <strong>2016<\/strong> by The Master Cutler of Sheffield along with Managing Director Andy Allen which now includes a new equipment Show Room, Meeting &amp; Training Room, High Definition Plasma Cutting Bay, Painting Hall, Logistics Office &amp; Consumable Stores.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1705\" style=\"outline: #72777c solid 1px; height: 317px; text-align: left; color: #333333; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; max-width: 996px; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/showroom1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"450\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1701\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,&amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;bitstream charter&amp;quot;,times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 315px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 996px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/showroom-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/showroom-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/showroom-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/showroom.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>December 2016 New Showroom\u00a0 \/ Demo Facilities Including Stores, Painting Hall &amp; High Definition Plasma Bay<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1709 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/andy-with-master-cutler-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/andy-with-master-cutler-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/andy-with-master-cutler-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/straaltechniek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/andy-with-master-cutler.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"NL\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Andy Allen (MD Straaltechniek UK) &amp; Master Cutler 2016 Richard Edwards<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1996 Straaltechniek UK started a miraculous 20-year journey from converted cow sheds on North Farm, Gildingwells owned by Graham Ward Now Chairman of the UK Group to a modern 20,000sq ft. 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