Dormer engineers growth with new investment

An engineer says it has pushed its capacity to new heights after making its largest-ever investment.

Dormor Machine & Engineering has bought an advanced HNK Horizontal Boring Machine.

Bosses say it will enable the 46-year-old Middlesbrough company to take on more complex projects, which include the production of pump casings and hinges for the nuclear industry.

They add it has also opened doors to new clients and projects.

Helen Cameron-Clarke, managing director, said: “This is the largest investment in a single machine since the company was formed in 1979.

“The boring machine is a high precision machine that increases our capabilities to machine large components to a very high standard to serve various sectors and industries.

“We now have the biggest machining envelope we have ever had.” 

The investment continues a long history of Dormor, which has expanded significantly in recent years and now employs 34 staff at its headquarters on Dormor Way, investing in and embracing new technologies.

Helen added: “My late father Clive Wood took over the business in 1979, and retrofitted machines to computer-operated machinery from that day onwards.

“He embraced new technology and moved the business forward. 

“Over the last 25 years, we have taken that on and invested even further to where we are today, and we want to keep going.”

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