June 21, 2018: TBS Engineering, the lead acid battery assembly and plate manufacturing equipment maker, celebrated its 50th anniversary by opening a £15 million ($20m) facility at its headquarters in Gloucestershire, UK on June 8.
The 30,500m2 facility comprises 24,000 m2 of manufacturing space with the rest being offices.
All of the machines, tooling and spare parts will be manufactured in the new facility from August 1, with the first begun last week, as the transition takes place across from the existing facility.
Tom Valvo, MiTek Industries Chief Operating Officer cuts the ribbon at the opening From left to right: Viv Empson, TBS Group Finance and HR Director, Tom Valvo, MiTek Industries Chief Operating Officer, and David Longney, TBS Group Managing Director.
“The £15m investment in the new facility is testament to our confidence in the worldwide market for the lead-acid battery, which is predicted to increase by 7.14% (CAGR) by 2020,” managing director David Longney told BESB. “It plays a vital role in powering everyday lives and will do for many years to come. As one of the most recycled products on the planet, it has sustainability credentials that other chemistries simply can’t achieve today – messages we look forward to promoting in our forthcoming ‘Positively Charged’ thought leadership campaign.
“This marks the start of another exciting era for us developing the latest innovations in world leading lead acid battery assembly equipment for our customers.”
TBS has operations in China, the US and Canada as well as the UK. It has an annual turnover of £50 million.
