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“ IG Doors has been designing and manufacturing high quality doors for the UK social housing and home improvement markets for over 40 years. The business was established in 1983, and in 2013, we became a part of the Hörmann Group – a German family business and one of the largest door manufacturers in the world,” he shares.“ Hörmann Group has over 100 production and sales facilities across Europe, North America and Asia, producing high quality doors, gates and fences for residential and industrial applications all over the world, so becoming a part of the Group was a big transition for IG Doors. Being a part of this large Group has given us huge access to significant resources to broaden our network, strengthen our product and fuel our growth. Since then, IG Doors has grown to be one of the UK’ s leading manufacturers of composite steel and fire doors.”
Five years ago, IG Doors embarked upon a new era with, perhaps, one of its biggest developments to date: the opening of its new factory. Having invested an incredible £ 60 million into its development, the facility boasts a 1km state-of-the-art production line, along with the latest technologies and automations to bolster its manufacturing processes.
“ The new factory was a huge investment for us. It’ s a 200,000 square foot facility, highly automated with advanced CNC machines, robotic processes and model assembly lines with smart technologies built in,” Rhys describes.“ We’ ve implemented new digital systems to attract production data, monitor machine performance and manage workflow in real time. It’ s all deep-driven to help us identify efficiencies, downtimes, and to maintain our quality standards electronically so that we can quickly pivot to address changes in customer demands. A
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