A Derbyshire engineering firm is celebrating after being named one of the fastest growing and most dynamic firms in the UK for the second year running.
This week, Carfulan Group, based at Foston, near Derby, was once again included in the London Stock Exchange’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain report.
The family-run business was featured in the same publication, which celebrates the nation’s most outstanding small to medium-sized businesses, last year.
To make the cut, companies are required to show consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, significantly outperforming their industry peers.
Made up of OGP UK, SYS Systems, ZOLLER UK and VICIVISION UK, the Carfulan Group provides a range of advanced manufacturing technology solutions and employs around 50 people - a staffing increase of 400% since 2002.
With more than 1,500 machines supplied to the UK market, in excess of 700 customers and a turnover approaching £15 million, it specialises in multi-sensor inspection equipment, 3D-printing technology, tool pre-setting and inspection devices and turned-part measurement solutions.
It works with world-leading companies in aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, medical, education and design.
Chris Fulton, managing director of Carfulan Group, said: “Demand and confidence in UK manufacturing continues to grow and our intuitive products are helping businesses to move smoothly towards Industry 4.0, a new era of inter-connectivity, automation and self-monitoring that will deliver smoother processes and more productive ‘smart factories.’
“From design through production to quality control, we offer best-in-class solutions at every stage of the manufacturing process for businesses of all sizes.
“In the past 18 months alone we’ve redoubled our efforts to reach out to new markets at industry shows, hosted our first ever ‘pop-up’ technology event in London, achieved ISO 9001:2015 accreditation across all companies and held the inaugural Manufacturing Performance Network at our headquarters in Foston, attracting scores of engineering professionals from across the UK.
“It’s an honour to again be named as one of the UK’s most inspiring companies, but it wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of every single person at the Carfulan Group, so sincere thanks goes to them.”
