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Durham machinery firm to create 12 new jobs

Machinery supplier Rondean Ltd has announced plans to recruit 12 new members of staff after taking on a second unit on Chester-Le-Street’s Drum Industrial Estate.

Assisted by Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP (GBLF), the firm acquired a second unit of 3,000 sq. ft. on the estate and is now looking to appoint an operations manager as well as machine tool fitters and sales and support staff.

After originally relocating the business to the site in December 2016 from Tanfield Lea, with the assistance of GBLF’s corporate and commercial team, the latest move will provide the company with a total of 11,000 sq. ft. of operating space in total.

Established in 1984 by Ron Lewis, Rondean Ltd sells refurbished machine tools to engineering, sheet metal and woodworking companies with a specific focus on machinery designed and built in the UK.

Ron Lewis, managing director at Rondean Ltd, said: “The expansion into a second unit in Chester-Le-Street allows us to continue our growth plans and recruitment of further new staff.

“At Rondean Ltd we have a policy of only providing customers with truly exceptional products – this keeps us well ahead of the game and ensures that the North East has the best machinery available. We are very proud of the fact that during our 32-year history we have never had to take one machine back.

Gordon Brown, consultant at GBLF, added: “One of the great joys of having been in practice for nearly four decades is the opportunity to forge close relationships with clients, such as the one I have with Ron, and to be asked to bring to bear a commercial judgement, as well as a legal opinion, whether for business or personal needs.

“It’s always great to be asked to play a part in his ongoing success, and to see his company doing so well.”

Ron added: “Working with GBLF is like calling up an old friend for some advice and getting the very best of it. I have recommended the team to many of our clients, as well as friends and family.”