EJOT expands UK manufacturing, R&D and customer support in multi-million pound investment programme

Construction fastening systems manufacturer EJOT has made a significant investment in its manufacturing capacity as well as customer and technical support in a project which has more than doubled the size of its UK HQ, production and logistical facility near Leeds.

The scale of its Sherburn-in-Elmet site will be increased to create a state-of-the-art facility tailored to the needs of the UK market, with class-leading support for customer innovation. It will boost its capacity to produce its wide range of high-performing fastening solutions for the building envelope and many other construction applications, as well as advanced engineering fasteners predominantly for the automotive industry.

In addition to providing extensive new manufacturing space and a logistical control centre 40% more storage capacity, the expansion includes a state-of-the-art upgrade to the EJOT Applitec centre – already unique in the industry.

Unlike any testing and R&D facility available in the UK, this ‘application technology’ facility will be triple the size of the existing, providing a resource for fastener testing and new product development in conjunction with OEMs. The resources available will include two new environmental testing laboratories where the long-term performance of EJOT products can be reliably assessed.

Robert Hardstaff, Managing Director at EJOT UK said: “Our ethos of ‘converting customer problems into product solutions’, both reactively and often proactively to prevent problems evolving in the first place, requires us to have the right technical resources and quality procedures in place to meet whatever challenges our customers face.”

In addition to expanding production of EJOT’s core range of fasteners and creating a platform to develop EJOT UK’s future workforce, the extended site will include new facilities for manufacturing the LIEBIG range of heavy duty anchors – a brand the EJOT Group acquired from Finnish company Sormat in 2017.

Robert continues:“The investment programme represents so much more than just a building extension. It supports EJOT’s family business approach that drives our global strategy to continuously re-invest profits into the business and futureproof our employment needs by providing youth career opportunities in highly skilled and technical roles.”

EJOT UK currently has 10% of its UK HQ workforce benefitting from an apprenticeship programme in various formats. These apply to different areas of the business ranging from technical services and quality management to engineering and manufacturing. Qualification goals are both vocational and degree level.

In addition to the construction market, EJOT provides fastening systems for applications across manufacturing and engineering, including the automotive, white goods and electrical industries.

Many of the world’s leading car brands depend on EJOT fastening systems throughout their manufacture as they meet the global challenges to build stronger and build lighter.