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Durham's Springfield marks tenth anniversary with expansion

Durham-based Springfield (NE) Limited has doubled its office and manufacturing space, procuring a further industrial unit to increase its overall floor space to 20,000 sq ft.

The latest expansion into the new unit follows a successful year for the engineering firm, launched in 2005 by husband and wife team Colin and Marion Milsom. Springfield now employs 20 staff, an increase of 25 per cent since 2013, and has a turnover in excess of £1m.

The firm designs and manufactures bespoke machinery, fully automated special purpose machines incorporating pneumatics, hydraulics and robotics with full PLC control systems and jigs & fixtures for a mixture of industries, including the automotive and heavy goods markets.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the firm has also invested in a new website, provided by the IT arm of Clive Owen LLP in Darlington, Clive Owen Technology Services.

Marion said: “We wanted the website to showcase what we can do and to give us a more global presence. Clive Owen are much more than our accountants. They’ve supported us as we’ve grown with advice and IT support and they’ve done a fantastic job with the website.

“We’re well established now and we deserve our place in the market. We love what we do. We come up with the designs in house and then from the concept we follow it through to the fully automated machines which we install. We’re expanding into more production work and we’re currently looking for new staff to join our design team.

Clive Owen Technology Services was launched three years ago to reflect the growing number of clients who need innovative IT solutions to improve efficiency and help them grow their businesses.

Lee Huck, Clive Owen Technology Services director, said: “Springfield is a great example of the skills, precision and talent North East manufacturing firms can offer companies such as Nissan.

“With the right IT infrastructure in place, Springfield will no doubt go from strength to strength. Their new website will act as a showcase to the world for the fantastic work that they’re doing in County Durham.”

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