Newcastle
Machine Shop was formed through the partnership of two family
co mpanies, Hidas
Manufacturing and Banek Holdings in 1984.
The
two family companies hav ing a background in tooling manufacture,
traded as Lake Tooling. Today, the company, based in Cardiff, trades
as Newcastle Machine Shop,
the name reflecting the growth and
redirection of the com pany, since
inception. Over the past 20
years, the company foreshadowed the emergence of computerized
machinery and channeled its
resources towards the acquisition of
state of the art CNC equipment from all over the world to assist in
the manufacturing process.
The customer base has grown
from strictly tooling orientated, to one specializing in precision
engineered components on a much larger scale and volume. Customers
are now based as far as Perth
and Queensland nationally
and exports to Indonesia, the United States and India have evolved
through the growth of the company’s reputation for quality of
product. Newcastle Machine Shop is now experiencing steady growth of
some 10% per annum since 2002.
The company now employs
over 30 trades people with associated ancillary staff and is a
well-respected member of the Hunter business community. The training
of trade personnel has become a priority at Newcastle Machine Shop
with the indenturing of new apprentices every year and recently
recruiting overseas for specific trades based personnel.
Newcastle
Machine Shop has
full quality accreditation to ISO 9001/2000 as well as being approved
suppliers for the manufacture & supply of deffence equipment
including components for the manufacture & maintenance of the
Joint Strike Fighter(JSF). We have developed & employ a quality
management system which controls all aspects of our operations.
Newcastle Machine Shop have
also received a number of awards for excellence in manufacture:
Hunter
Manufacturers Awards
- 2005
for Innovation in
Manufacturing
- 2005
for Innovation in
training
- 2006
for
Innovation in Manufacturing
- 2006
for Innovation in
training
- 2006
for Manufacturing Employee of the year
Hunternet
Awards
- 2005
Winner of
the
Chairman's Award
“award
winning m/c shop” |
“deffence
capable” |
