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investing in automation, AI, aerospace manufacturing, and energy storage as it prepares for its next stage of expansion.
Teconnex traces its roots back more than 70 years and now operates in the UK, China, Romania, Mexico, and India. Although customers often find these products hidden within larger systems, their role has become more critical as emissions standards have evolved.“ We may work with a customer for two or three years before a product even launches. Knowledge of the systems, the materials, and the design-for-manufacture requirements, along with solving application challenges side by side with the customer, has established us as a technical leader in Europe. Those relationships then grew globally into China, the US, and more recently, India.” Romania followed a different logic.
Following the Brexit referendum in 2016, Teconnex opened operations in Romania to create additional manufacturing capacity and maintain access to the European market.
“ The UK alone wouldn’ t be enough to support our ambitions, so setting up another site became a natural next step.” Today, the facility serves as the company’ s automotive hub for European customers and is part of a broader strategy centered on proximity.“ We need to be where our customers are, but we’ ve now reached a stage where we can do that efficiently and effectively.”
When Covid lockdowns put global supply chains under strain, Teconnex’ s close customer relationships created openings to win new business. By increasing inventory and relying on in-house tooling and engineering expertise, Teconnex was able to respond when other suppliers struggled to keep pace.“ Customers recognized the work we were doing, and when the recovery came, we bounced back quickly. That momentum helped us grow into a £ 70 million business and provided the platform for our current scale of £ 100m.”
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