NC ENGINEERING TO BECOME CITIZEN MACHINERY UK FROM 1 APRIL 2008

The UK’s leading CNC sliding headstock automatic lathe specialist NC Engineering Ltd., has changed its name to Citizen Machinery UK Ltd., from 1 April 2008. The change in name will mean that MACH 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham, will feature the company exhibition stand (5260) under its new name and livery.

The decision to change the name follows the acquisition of the shares of NC Engineering Ltd., in June 2006 by Citizen Machinery following some 34 years representation of the Citizen machine tool range in the UK and Ireland. During that time, NC Engineering achieved a year on year market leading position by succeeding in making well over half the total machine installations involved in this demanding high productivity machine tool sector. Indeed, this was confirmed during 2007 when the Watford based operation achieved a market sector milestone by installing more than 100 machines in the UK.

Said managing director Geoff Bryant: “Being a subsidiary gives distinct advantages to customers as they are, in effect, dealing direct with the parent company. We now have clear lines of two-way communication with Citizen over all matters from machine development, right through to service and support.”

NC Engineering had become one of the most successful international dealers for Citizen establishing the brand and technology right across the precision subcontract and OEM sectors following its appointment in 1974. With the change to a subsidiary business, the Watford-based operation has also been charged to support the English speaking Israel and South African territories in addition to the UK and Ireland.

The decision to change the name will not alter any operational strategies nor the day to day role of people that are based in Watford. With Mr Bryant at the helm, the company policy will be maintained as it has following the acquisition in 2006. However, Mr Bryant will have greater involvement in the European operations of Citizen Machinery and will be expected to contribute at the headquarters in Japan.