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seeking optimisation. We have many long- serving, qualified engineers on site who are highly experienced in delivering the best possible outcome. In addition, we work with many research centres and universities in the UK.” He continues: “There’s so many diverse applications that require a bespoke diamond tool, including medical prosthetics, wind turbine blades, Formula 1 cars, tobacco manufacturing machines and railway bridges, and we’re involved in developing successful and stable manufacturing processes for all of them. Yes, we have some big international competitors that offer diamond tooling, but most want to sell you a nearest-fit standard product. And in many cases you won’t be able to buy direct; you’ll have to go via a catalogue distributor.” Get the green light Aftersales support is a further service that sets DK Holdings apart from its competitors. Stripping and re-plating a diamond tool not only saves up to 40% against the cost of buying new, it also renders old bodies reusable, making it a green process in many ways. And that is one of just many environmental initiatives at DK Holdings. For instance, the company recently added another 585 solar panels to its production facilities. Alongside the 50kW already in place, DK Holdings can now produce 33% of the energy required to run its site annually via solar power. This huge investment delivers an estimated annual CO2 emission saving of 60tCO2e/year, the equivalent of planting 2,770 trees. On the subject of trees, DK Holdings has now planted over 240 trees through its Gold Membership with The Green Organisation, while the company is also in the process of replacing its business fleet with electric cars. As a whole, the sustainability efforts of DK Holdings have not gone unnoticed: the business
recently gained EcoVadis Silver medal status, an accolade dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practices around the world. DK Holdings was in the top 18% of companies undertaking the survey in 2022/23. Need capacity? At the heart of DK’s environmentally friendly operation is its 4000m2 state-of-the-art production facilities, which comprise four fully equipped workshops. The company recently decided to put its manufacturing excellence to further use by introducing a subcontract machining service. “We have a vast selection of machinery on site for manufacturing our diamond tools, so “We have a vast selection of machinery on site for manufacturing our diamond tools, so thought why not use some of that capacity to serve others”
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