Tomburn Ltd .’ s investments in robotics are paving the powder-coating path for future generations
After 40 years in service , Tomburn Ltd ( Tomburn ) is taking its wealth of industry knowledge in a new direction . The powder coating and specialist finish manufacturer made the call to close its Birmingham subsidiary five years ago to focus on its bases in Portsmouth and Letovice in Czech Republic . Following this , last year , the company underwent an owner-supported Management Buy Out ( MBO ) – seeing the company exchange hands from John Tomlinson and David Hepburn , its original owners , to Chris Mansfield , Commercial Director , and Paul Hepburn , Financial Director .
On the face of things , Tomburn will remain an industry leader in powder coating , offering solid color , metallic , and mimetic products . The company highlights that because the MBO was the result of a share purchase agreement , there will be no difference in the way the business operates , and all contacts will remain the same . However , Chris Mansfield still sees this as an opportunity for the company to move forward in ways that it hasn ’ t previously .
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