Ambitious PP's extension well on track
An extension to a Cheslyn Hay manufacturer's factory is due to be completed early in the new year.
Steel work for PP Control & Automation's £1m extension is now in place at the Landywood Green site.
The project will add 1,000 sq metres of production space, including a new logistics department and clean assembly area.
The company needs the additional capacity to achieve its target of doubling sales turnover to £40 million by 2021.
New staff are also being recruited for the first phase of expansion.
PP Control & Automation, a member of the Manufacturing Assembly Network, is a suppliers of electrical control systems, cable harnesses and sub-contract manufacturing solutions.
The business currently employs nearly 200 people.
PP has won new contracts in food, packaging and scientific equipment this year which will help the Staffordshire manufacturer top £20m turnover this year.
It has seen a major surge of interest from machinery builders looking to outsource non-core competences in a bid to reduce lead times and optimise quality.
More than £2m of incremental orders were placed in the first six months of the year.
