A long-established Midlands metal finishing company has been rescued from administration, safeguarding ten jobs and paving the way for a brand-new chapter.
The Staffordshire based business, founded in 1979 by Stephen Pym and Tony Wildsmith, has been acquired by Bramshall based businesses, manufacturer Lowe UK and BPS Garage.
Members of the TMF Team - Tara Tortoishell, Emma Darby, Maisie Garbett-Lowe are pictured with new owner Janet Lowe
The Bramshall company, which previously traded under 100% employee ownership after the original founders retired, went into administration in June. Now after a six-figure investment in plant refurbishment it’s open for business.
Nearby Lowe UK, owned by Janet Lowe, is a specialist manufacturer of stillages and cages, and brings extensive experience of the engineering and manufacturing sector to the latest venture. BPS Garage, owned by Dan and Dale Boot provide a wide range of garage services.
Now, more than four decades after it was established, under the new ownership team, the rescued business, near Uttoxeter has now been fully rebranded as TMF. It has a new website and socials as well as a renewed focus on delivering high-quality, reliable industrial finishing services with customer service at its heart.
Operating one of the largest independent industrial finishing plants in the Midlands, TMF provides specialist surface finishing solutions for manufacturers, including shot blasting, pretreatment, E-Coat/EPD, powder coating, wet painting and thermal metal spraying. The company's new identity is built around the company’s mantra "The Finish Has to Perform."
One of the new owners Janet Lowe said:
"When a business with more than 45 years of history goes into administration, there is a real danger that its skills, expertise and reputation could be lost forever. We didn’t want that to happen.
"We felt very strongly that this was a business worth saving, as I could see the potential for what it could become.
"The first priority was safeguarding as many jobs as we could and giving the team some security after what has undoubtedly been a difficult and uncertain period.
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