Mecc Alte UK is set to invest over £3.2m in the expansion of its UK operation with a third site to support its growing alternator business. At the same time, it will be increasing the operations of its sister company, Cabel UK, an electromechanical specialist.
The state of the art facility, expected to open in November, includes over 33,000sqft of prime manufacturing, warehouse and distribution space which will service both businesses.
This latest move is a key part of the Italian-owned company’s ambitious plans to increase the design and manufacture of new product ranges in the UK, along with broadening its services and maintenance work for specialist rotating and electrical equipment through Cabel UK.
L-R: Andrew Bell, Managing Director, Mecc Alte and Cabel UK, with Site Manager Richard Wood, Deeley Construction Assess Progress Onsite
This new facility will enable Cabel UK to increase its ability to supply OEM parts and materials; it will incorporate the latest diagnostics technologies and materials, including resins and papers, along with skills and processes such as Vacuum Impregnation. The emphasis will be on delivering first rate, flexible and responsive service for AC and DC motors, generators, pumps, transformers as well as any other electrical device that uses copper wire at its core.
Andrew Bell, Managing Director, Cabel UK and Mecc Alte UK said: “We are unique in our industry as we can independently offer and blend skill sets from both sides of the business, drawing on our 70-year heritage and expertise in the electromechanical industry.
“Our focus is to help customers prolong the life of their equipment. Through Cabel UK we can gain feedback direct from the end user of our alternator products and in turn, share and improve application knowledge and product quality as the OEM of alternators. This unique approach allows us to consider and present the best possible solution according to customer needs according to the operating environment, therefore maximising the life of our products, in the markets they serve.”
For Mecc Alte UK, the facility will increase its capacity to build, warehouse and distribute more alternator product lines throughout the world, to markets including Africa and the Middle East.
This year Mecc Alte launched its unique C-Type series which offers more features and value-added performance benefits across its three core product lines with six to eight models in each, producing between 7.5kVA to 165kVA 50Hz and 9.3kVA to 200kVA in 60Hz.
Based in Oakham, East Midlands, the third site will also provide other services including reuse and remanufacture of products to support the power industry’s commitment to sustainability; predictive maintenance and fault-finding repair contracts, all-encompassing service and maintenance support with new warranty packages through Cabel UK, alongside award winning training programmes direct from the OEM.