This decision demonstrates the company’s growth and success and its commitment to expand to new locations to meet market demand.
This investment will allow for a major renovation of the plant’s equipment, much of which is more than 100 years old.
William Say & Co, which is a four-generation family-owned can manufacturer, has invested approximately £850,000 in its three-acre site in London. This investment includes the incorporation of new technology as part of a complete renovation of the essential equipment used in the plant.
One of the major improvements made to the can manufacturing facility was the addition of a cutting line, at a cost of over £500,000. This machine has the ability to cut sheet metal in two different directions at the same time, which speeds up the process and increases efficiency in a single pass.
The cutting machine used today allows the sheet metal to flow in one direction only, unlike standard machines where it is necessary to rotate it for a second cut. This new machinery not only reduces tolerance levels and material waste, but also provides greater capacity and contingency for the old machines, which will continue to be used.
William Say has recently renovated its factory’s electric presses, which are more than half a century old. These machines are used to manufacture the lids and bottoms of the metal containers produced by the company.