Tool-Making Company profile DW O'Brien
DW O'Brien is a family business founded by 2 brothers - Des and Bill - in 1973. From a tool-making and engineering background, they have built the company to a financially stable £2m turnover business employing 31 people in Kettering.
DW O'Brien occupy 30,000 sq ft premises on the outskirts of the town centre, the location providing excellent road links to the A14 with the M1/M6 being just 30 minutes away, offering national coverage and delivery.
The O'Brien philosophy will always be quality, reliability, quick response times and a one-stop, cost-effective sub-contracting shop.
| 1973 - |
Formation of Ltd Co - Tool maker - Plastic injection and press tooling |
| 1980 - |
Purchased 1 st Press and began evolution toward component supplier |
| 1981 - |
Relocated to new premises to allow growth as a manufacturer (3,600 Sq.Ft) |
| 1983 - |
Major sales milestone - £1/2m sales |
| 1987 - |
Moved to present location to further the growth (10,000 Sq Ft) |
| 1989 - |
One of the first manufacturers locally to attain BS 5750 (now ISO 9001:2000) |
| 1990 - |
Major sales milestone - £1m |
| 1990 - |
Implemented real time Shop Floor Data Collection |
| 1993 - |
Acquired
more space at present location for further growth (20,000 Sq Ft) |
| 1995 - |
Major Sales Milestone - £1.5m |
| 2002 - |
Introduced Laser Profiling and Fabrication |
| 2005 - |
Acquired rest of current
premises
to become sole occupant (27,000Sq Ft) |
| 2005 - |
Introduced Assembly plant |
| 2005 - |
Major Sales Milestone >£2m |
| 2006 - |
Implementation of fully integrated business systems |
| 2006 - |
First 12 month period with Zero system Non-Conformities. |
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