Shearline receives Royal seal of approval

His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, made a special visit to Cambridgeshire recently to open a new £1 million facility at award-winning manufacturing company, Shearline (www.shearline.co.uk), in Ely.

As the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, His Royal Highness was invited to Shearline to open an extension to its existing 57,000 sq ft showcase facility. The newly constructed two-storey building will become home to Hybrid Laser Tech Ltd, a precision laser cutting company acquired by Shearline in 2005.

As part of the visit, His Royal Highness was taken on a tour of Shearline's showcase facility, viewing the latest manufacturing processes and being introduced to members of staff. In his capacity as Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, His Royal Highness was well placed to understand the achievements Shearline has made within the engineering and manufacturing industry and gave praise to the company as the new building was officially declared open.

The new 10,000 sq ft building features a number of state-of-the-art environmental features such as rain water collection and usage, and energy generated from wind power. Linked to the current Shearline factory, it will enable Hybrid Laser Tech to become an integral part of the company's complete manufacturing offer to its customers.

David Lonsdale, Shearline's Sales and Marketing Manager, commented "It was an honour to welcome His Royal Highness, The Duke of York to Shearline and we were delighted to show him around our facility and receive his praise as he officially opened the new building for Hybrid Laser Tech.

"The additional capabilities that Hybrid offers, coupled with our complete manufacturing service, reinforces Shearline's strong position in the industry and ensures that we are in a robust position in an increasingly competitive market."

Shearline, which was established over 30 years ago and employs over 150 staff, is considered one of the few UK manufacturing companies that offers a complete service including design for manufacture, prototyping and first batch production through to full scale manufacture and world-wide delivery.

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