Forestry machinery manufacturers Cundey Systems are set to begin exporting 15 months after starting up.
Cundey Systems produce a range of machinery including log splitters, saw benches and post pointers and are the only UK manufacturers of debarkers, machines that remove the bark from timber.
“Our machines are primarily used within the fencing industry” explains Mark Hayward, Company Secretary ”Logs are put through our debarker which peels the bark from the timber, this can then be fed into one of our pointers which will put a point on the end to create a round fence post.”
Cundey Systems have enrolled on the Passport to Export scheme run by UK Trade and Investment, a government department created to support British firms in exporting their products and services. The scheme offers training and support to organisations to improve their knowledge of the export process. Firms involved with the programme are given access to market research services, contacts in embassies around the world and mentors. Assigned to Cundey Systems as a Mentor is Angela Maxwell, who achieved prominence as Commercial Director of Fracino, the UK’s only manufacturer of espresso and cappuccino coffee machines. Angela now heads Acuwomen which is the UK’s first company to bring an all-women group of entrepreneurs under one roof.
“After starting Cundey Systems in September 2010 we have been able to establish a strong customer base in the UK and want to now start expanding into Europe. The support from UKTI to date has been incredibly valuable in helping us understand the process of exporting our products into different markets. We have been given some superb advice by advisors at UKTI and the mentoring support from Angela has been insightful and informative. With all this support we aim to be exporting within 6 months.” said Mark Hayward.
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