Spiroflow launch new Technology Centre

Clitheroe-based Spiroflow, a leading manufacturer of conveying and weighing systems for companies across the world, has celebrated the latest stage of its expansion strategy with a launch event to mark the opening of its new state of the art Technology Centre.

The Centre, which was officially opened by Cllr Michael Ranson, Mayor of the Ribble Valley, houses a spacious machine demonstration area for the company’s conveying, weighing, bulk bag filling and discharge equipment, plus a unique powder characterisation and testing laboratory.

The Centre, based on the Link 59 Business Park in Clitheroe, will provide major benefits to customers, not least the opportunity to conduct full-scale system trials and significantly reduce the risk of expensive downtime in the handling process.

The new Centre will also free up urgently needed space at the company’s existing site on the same industrial park, facilitating an increase in machine production to meet growing demand from international customers which currently account for around 50 per cent of total sales. The expansion is also expected to result in the creation of a number of new jobs.

Spiroflow’s Chairman Michel Podevyn said: “Spiroflow already has a well-deserved reputation for technical excellence and commitment to customer satisfaction, supported by our rigorous testing programme that weeds out potential handling problems at a very early stage.

Spiroflow designs powder handling systems, including specialised conveyors and bulk bag handling equipment for the food, chemical, minerals and other process industries. Spiroflow also manufactures bin activators, Aero Mechanical Conveyors, Tubular Cable and Chain Drag Conveyors, Vacuum Conveyors, Bulk Bag Fillers, Ingredients Handling and Weighing Systems. The company’s technical and engineering expertise has led to it developing an international reputation for an unrivalled range of products with state-of-the-art control systems.