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Engineering firm targets further growth

One of the North East’s leading engineering firms is targeting further success from the region’s biggest inter-trading and networking event.

Dyer Engineering was one of the first companies to commit as an exhibitor at the inaugural Durham Oktoberfest in 2008 and has been involved every year since.

As it prepares to exhibit for a seventh year running, Stanley-based Dyer has revealed it can directly attribute three new clients and dozens of business leads to the event. And this year the company, which employs 120 people and is aiming to increase turnover from £8m to £12m by 2016, is planning on continuing that positive trend.

Dyer Engineering’s Financial Director Richard Bradley said: “Our region has so many strengths within the fields of engineering and manufacturing and Durham Oktoberfest is the perfect platform to showcase them and to give our companies the chance to shout about what they do.

“It’s also the ideal opportunity to meet potential clients and that’s why we come back year after year. We know we can talk to companies who are genuinely interested in what we do and want to find out more about our business and how we can work together.

“And we are proof the event works. Over the last six years we have added three new customers to our portfolio as well as made many positive business leads and this year we are hoping to add to that.”

Dyer Engineering works with companies across the country in a range of engineering disciplines, including fabrication and welding, specialist coatings and assembly, rapid response engineering and component manufacture.

Richard is also urging other SMEs to get involved in Durham Oktoberfest, which will feature some of the North East’s biggest employers including Ebac, Heerema, Northumbrian Water and Parker Hannifin, who are registered for Meet the Buyer, while exhibitors include Hiatco, the Bignal Group, Eastern Seals, Inspection and Engineering Services (IES) and Microbac Ltd, as well as Dyer Engineering.

He added: “If you’re a growing company that wants the chance to meet some of the area’s most established businesses and organisations, I would encourage you to register for Durham Oktoberfest. It’s the most direct way to put yourselves on their radar and as everyone who attends is there because they have a genuine desire to meet potential suppliers, the chances are you’ll come away with tangible leads just like we have.”

This year’s Durham Oktoberfest, which is organised by Durham’s engineering forums in the north, south and east of the county, takes place on Thursday, October 23, at the Xcel Centre in Newton Aycliffe.

Oliver Vogt, Forum Manager of the North Durham Engineering Forum, said: “The whole ethos of Durham Oktoberfest is to encourage businesses across the region to promote themselves and meet potential buyers, suppliers and customers and Dyer Engineering is one of the many positive examples of businesses who are seeing their portfolio grow as a result of their attendance at the event.”

Business Durham has been confirmed as one of the gold sponsors of the event and other packages are still available.

To find out more about Durham Oktoberfest and how you can get involved, either as a Meet the Buyer participant, exhibitor or sponsor, visit www.durhamoktoberfest.org.uk, email info@durhamoktoberfest.org.uk or call 0191 3037772.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Leanne English .