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Strength through co-operation is our company logo and our biggest strength is our employees
opportunities across many sectors within the manufacturing industry – both in the UK and beyond – that we’ re not currently taking full advantage of, so that’ ll certainly be a growth area for us,” Richard reveals.“ We’ re also committed to bringing in the next generation of engineers, and we’ ll continue to add more young engineers to our team.”
“ With all of the volatility and instability in the industry at the moment, our main focus is around stability – on securing and retaining what we already have,” Darren emphasizes.“ We’ ve managed to retain our dedicated, loyal workforce – over 80 percent of whom have been with us for more than five years – so we pride ourselves on being able to give our employees an environment where they’ re happy to work.”
For VDL Steelweld, the JLR Global Supplier Excellence Award is more than recognition of a single partnership: it reflects decades of engineering excellence, trusted partnerships, and a culture built on continuous improvement. By combining deep technical expertise with a customer-first approach, investing in future-focused technologies, and nurturing the next generation of talent, the company is well-positioned to support manufacturers through an increasingly complex industrial landscape.
As automation continues to evolve and new opportunities emerge across global manufacturing, VDL Steelweld remains committed to delivering the bespoke, highperformance production systems that have defined its reputation for more than 55 years. ■
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