ADVANCED Tooling Systems UK (ATS), an engineering service provider which recently launched its packaging machinery division, has posted ‘record’ sales of £2.35 million in the first quarter of 2022.
The business revealed sales for Q1 2022 exceeded those during the same period in 2021 by 70% and eclipsed ATS’s biggest ever previous quarter in 2015 by more than 20%.
Increases were seen in all divisions – automotive, aerospace, moulding and tooling, and the newly created packaging machinery. ATS added that sales were boosted by both organic growth and exploration into new markets.
Group MD, Adrian Gander, said, “The last two years have been commercially testing for all businesses, but for ATS, investment and forward thinking have been the key. We have continued investing more than £400,000 in our manufacturing capabilities, with new CNC manufacturing and moulding machinery, as well as the establishment of our packaging machinery division, which is already contributing to our profitability.”
ATS added that further success is forecasted for March, with confirmed orders already totalling more than £500,000.
Gander added, “Clearly, challenges still lie ahead, but the ATS group management and our dedicated sales team have worked extremely hard at developing new strategies and leading-edge products to keep us at the forefront of technology, whilst developing an excellent, worldwide level of customer support.”
