Christopher Collins - Synchro 32

January 2009...

This will be a challenging trading year for most companies, but I do think that the Foundry and cast metal industry have not had a particularly easy time over the last decade, anyway.

We are very close to the ground in this sector, there really is very little we don't know or understand about our sector. As Synchro32 is sold to the global market, there are many different challenges depending on the country involved.

The USA, market place is quite resilient just as long as the two main car manufacturers are supported by the US treasury...

The UK is lean and has been for a number of years. Those that remain are strong and important to our internal and export markets. The government in the UK turned their back on this sector of manufacturing, a very long time ago. Hence, those who remain are worthy of their strength and effort they have each put in to surviving.

China and India have growing labour costs, quality is an ever demanding requirement and demand within internal markets is massive...

At Synchro32 we have seen a growing demand for the requirements of a specific system. Companies who had previously struggled with standard (ERP/MRP) production systems have lost patience because quite simply these generic systems do NOT FIT WELL. The customer is king... and why not. Delivery of excellent service is multi layered; the need to constantly evolve to meet customer demand is a vigilance we continually attend to.

We have started off very well, indeed. Orders from the USA and the UK are coming in, fast!

Great team work is an essential and we at Synchro are just that a GREAT TEAM.

Chris Collins signing off...