Meech reports ‘healthy’ sales

The sales figures for the 2012-13 financial year were supported by Meech’s work in static control. In the first quarter of the period reported it launched the Hyperion range, with further enhancements made to other products in the initial part of 2013.

In addition, a particular focus was put on the launch of the CyClean non-contact web-cleaner, which has strengthened the company’s web-cleaning product offering and seen rapid uptake in the market, it said.

Meech has also expanded and reorganized its production areas. In early September 2013 Meech leased an additional building located close to its head office that is now the main production facility for web cleaners, as well as its IonRinse and JetStream product ranges. The new building also houses research, development and engineering for all Meech product ranges, including the static control and Meech Air Technology ranges. This has freed up additional space in the main building for increased production of both the static and MAT ranges.

The reorganization has allowed the creation of a dedicated training and testing area.

A further four staff have joined the company’s UK operations. This takes the total number of full time staff to 62, which is expected to grow during 2014.

Meech chief executive officer Chris Francis said: ‘In order to introduce new products to the market, we have invested heavily in our premises and our sales structure to ensure we have the right equipment and personnel to service our clients in the various industries we operate in. We have employed additional people at our headquarters, as well as distributors in many of the emerging and growing markets.

‘As a result, throughout 2013 we held a series of training courses for these distributors from around the world, including South Africa, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil and Australia. It is a great way to strengthen our working relationships whilst also guaranteeing that the Meech brand is being successfully represented abroad.’

With exports accounting for more than three quarters of overall sales, Francis added: ‘We are constantly looking to explore new markets abroad and not focus exclusively on business in the UK and mainland Europe.

‘This year saw a lot of our growth come from China, but at the same time we also recognized Latin America as an emerging market worth investing in, and it has now been incorporated into our strategic growth plan.’