Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 227

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Thomas Broadbent ’ s exceptional subcontracting services are opening the business to wider demographics

Next year , Thomas Broadbent will celebrate 160 years of operations , during which it has supplied its international customer base with the very best in centrifugal solutions . From its UK headquarters in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , where the organization was founded by Thomas Broadbent himself , the company has expanded its geographical footprint across the US , Thailand , China , and , recently , India .

In 1870 , the business produced its first centrifuge for the extraction of liquid from washed wool and cloth . From these humble beginnings , it has gone on to be a major player in the chemical , mining and minerals , pharmaceutical , sugar , and Geotech industries , whilst keeping the laundry sector close to its heart .
“ Thusfar ,” begins Toby Farrington , Subcontract Operations Coordinator , “ we ’ ve developed and sold more than 10,000 centrifuges for a wide array of sectors , right across the globe . Whether they ’ re for cleaning
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