Smartroof has completed a £1.2 million investment in its Derbyshire production facility to drive efficiency, improve quality and meet the growing demand for its modular roof system.
The company manufactures ‘room in roof’ systems and provides a cost effective, safer, and more efficient method of constructing roof structures.
The investment at the company’s Swadlincote facility will see manufacturing capabilities increase by 150%, enabling the firm to produce up to 25 plots per day.
As part of the investment, five state-of-the-art fabrication bays have been installed along with 18 new overhead cranes. To further increase the efficiency of production processes, new automated CNC saws enable safe, accurate and fast cross-cutting, while new roof and spandrel benches have been constructed to incorporate retractable airline hoses for improved safety.
The investment has dramatically increased the company’s production capacity, while improving staff safety and reducing waste.
Speaking about the investment, Kevin Sherlock, managing director at Smartroof, said: “Following the continuing growth of our business, it became clear we needed to further invest in our production facility to match the expectation and growth in demand from our customers.
“With housebuilders turning to ‘room in roof’ systems, this investment has allowed us to improve our output and support the delivery of UK housing programmes with an innovative system that meets the requirements for quality, safety and performance.”
