Case Study – Roche Manufacturing Ltd
Jimmy Roche, owner of Roche Manufacturing Ltd of Claregalway, says:
“We have had a FUSION graduate in place since September 2006 and his work has been instrumental in helping drive our export business forward. We design and manufacture machinery for the pre-cast concrete industry and successfully supply customers across Ireland and Northern Ireland, however we knew there was a global market we could tap into."
“Our FUSION graduate, Doru Boblea, has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and is working towards a Phd. He was the perfect choice to engage in our project - to research EC directives to ensure all the machinery we produce meets set European standards and to introduce a computer aided design department into the company.” Roche were partnered with the North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, who have lent their expertise to the project. An excellent resource and always on hand to help, Roche have found their relationship with the Institute invaluable.
“We are moving to new premises locally in a few weeks time and tripling our production capability,” says Jimmy. “This will allow Doru to have the space and resources to fully implement the design department. It will also formalise our procedures and provide customers with full engineering specifications and costings of custom built machinery before it is manufactured. Doru is already working to this system, which has already proved successful. Our turnover has increased since he introduced more formalised models as the design and manufacture process has sped up significantly."
“I have been involved with many programmes through the years and I honestly have to say that FUSION stands out. It has provided my company with real benefits and is extremely professionally run. I would encourage other small to medium enterprises to contact the team.”
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