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diamond tooling solutions worldwide and is in no mood to surrender its market-leading position. “Yes, there’s competition from manufacturers based in low-wage economies, but we’re not in that space,” states John Emptage. “Rather than high-volume standard solutions at a low prices, we seek to add value and utilise our skills in support of customers. This way, we can always ensure the delivery of an optimal solution that maximises return-on-investment.” Moving forward, the company is looking to expand its market reach and revenues at home and abroad, a task not without its challenges. “Brexit has been kind in some respects but not in others,” he concludes. “We’ve seen some benefit from customers reshoring that in turn opened up new sectors and markets for us to explore, whilst rebuild our existing partnerships overseas. We also work closely with the Department for Business and Trade to find ways of further extending our export reach. We’re an ambitious UK manufacturing company that constantly strives for more growth.” n
thought why not use some of that capacity to serve others,” says John Emptage. “We were getting so many requests that it seemed a natural progression to make it an official service. As a business we have the skills, experience and the machinery to make subcontracting a real success. We continue to invest in the purchase of new machines, including CNC turning centres with twin spindles and driven tools. We also have CNC milling, wire erosion, grinding, pressing, CADCAM and inspection capabilities, which enable us to offer larger production runs, smaller batch component manufacturing or a one-off special.” DK Holding’s machining capabilities and team of skilled engineers make it possible to produce precision engineered components in a wide variety of materials, everything from aluminium and steel through to tungsten carbide. “Although cutting-edge machinery is vital, we have a fantastic team of production staff whose dedication, experience and expertise are supported by our ISO9001-accredited quality department,” says John Emptage. “We’re also nurturing the next generation of talent through our apprenticeship scheme, a strategy that simultaneously contributes to long-term business continuity. We see the threat posed by a lack of new skills as a potential obstacle to our ongoing success, which is why we invest heavily in this area.” The company firmly believes
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that apprenticeships are crucial to a thriving business, combining the skillset of its experienced workforce and coupling it with new ideas. This approach leads to increased productivity and the continuous development of new products. And products are of course what this progressive business is all about. The DK Holdings name is synonymous with the design, manufacture and supply of
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