Christchurch Engineering Firm Relaunches in New Premises
Christchurch Engineering Firm Relaunches in New
Premises
Media
release, March 22, 2012: Christchurch firm ENI Engineering
officially opened their new premises in Produce Place,
Islington, following a major relocation and rebuild process
that began just 15 months ago.
Founder John Down says the relocation from
their formerly leased building in Halswell Road to the
4000sqm, custom built fabrication workshop and finishing
factory was a strategic move that the 18 year old company
has been working towards for some time.
“We are definitely geared up for the new opportunities being presented by the rebuild of Christchurch and Canterbury,” Down says.
“As yet we don’t know what all of those opportunities will be, but we are well equipped and positioned to provide a high level of service and rapid turnaround to meet whatever demand comes our way.”
Growth over the last five years has been an impressive 60% in terms of turnover, achieved by using lean manufacturing methods and increasing capability, while staff numbers remained steady.
ENI’s traditional business of sheet metal fabrication and finishing of a range of metal products including low emission log burners was recently boosted by a new contract with Eaton and Telecom’s Chorus will see ENI manufacturing roadside boxes for the Ultra Fast Broadband rollout throughout New Zealand.
The company currently has 52 staff, making it one of the largest sheet metal fabrication companies in Christchurch, with further growth on the horizon expected to support the ongoing city rebuild process.
The
company also has a longstanding contract to supply all
roadside steelwork for the Orion network, as well as
transformer housings, boundary boxes and internal switch
gear for substations on new subdivisions.
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