Consistent support

Within two months of Electron Technical Solutions opening a second 28,000 sq ft factory in 2012, turnover had more than doubled. 

A third building was added in 2015, with both original sites already working at near full capacity. “We handle around 60,000 items a week,” says managing director, Steven Schofield, who founded the business in 1984. “They come in all shapes and sizes, but whatever it is, from here it usually goes straight onto a car.”

The company delivers specialist painting services for plastic components to the UK automotive industry from its Runcorn base. The company has recently become accredited as an Approved Supplier to Jaguar Land Rover, which required process improvement.

Tied into that improvement process is the upgrade of its own materials handling fleet. A customer of Carrylift for over a decade, the provision of forklifts and servicing has changed in line with the business’s growing demands, but in Steven’s words, the support rarely gets talked about because ‘we don’t need to’.

“We have timed collections from our customers, so we need the reliability, and we get it. There’s been a lot of consistency over the years and we know from past experience that if you get a supplier that’s not up to the mark, the whole business knows about it. I’m convinced we get the best combination of truck and service. What we get is worthwhile.” 

Carrylift’s Geoff Pearson adds the reliability of the new TCM equipment has helped make life easier, but the quality of the equipment and support package is something which a business like Electron is quick to recognise. 

Said Geoff: “It helps to have equipment that can be relied upon, as it makes our lives much easier. The new TCM 1.8 tonnes LPG trucks have a closed-loop system, which improves reliability and delivers the best emissions standards available. That’s important to Steve and the team, when they are using trucks inside and out. It means excellent fuel economy too.”