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Southern Manufacturing 2013

Friday August 22 2014

It’s the first time for Dugard at Southern Manufacturing so we’re really excited to see how it goes.  In the past we’ve exhibited at Farnborough Airshow and always found that to be extremely successful, as Southern Manufacturing is in the same venue we thought we’d give it a go!  

The new Dugard HSM600 simultaneous 5 axis vertical machining centre

Friday August 22 2014

New Dugard HSM600 – simultaneous 5 axis vertical machining centre With a compact footprint and a competitive price, the Dugard HSM600 is going to be hard to beat.

Dugard at SteelFab 2013

Friday August 22 2014

14 – 17 January 2013, Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAE Every January, regional attention shifts to the Expo Centre in Sharjah, for the SteelFab exhibition.  SteelFab is the most exclusive and largest trade fair of its kind in the region and is extremely popular with manufacturers and dealers from across the world for being a reliable […]

Dicker Precision Components open day a resounding success

Friday August 22 2014

Their new unit at Hailsham is very impressive so the event on 30th November was a complete success!

The new Dugard Academy 446 multi-function teach lathe

Thursday August 21 2014

The first in an exciting new line of teach machines being launched by Dugard.  It’s the perfect solution for small companies working on small batch production as well as schools and colleges, and prison workshops as it’s extremely versatile with a very competitive price.

MTI at Toolex 2012

Thursday August 21 2014

To complement the Dugard presence at various international exhibitions, our Polish sister company, MTI, had a very successful outing at Toolex in Sosnowiec, Poland.

Dugard Middle East at ADIPEC 2012

Thursday August 21 2014

11 – 14 November 2012, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE This will be the 15th time the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) has been staged and all the action takes place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).  It’s the largest exhibition for the Middle East oil and gas industry, ADIPEC […]

Dugard and Oryx Engineering Solutions, a powerful team

Thursday August 21 2014

Described as the pioneer of private sector investment in Qatar’s massive upstream services sector recently (Oil & Gas Middle East), Abdulla Mannai of Oryx Engineering Solutions is riding high in the popularity stakes right now.  Rightly so, Qatar is after all one of the fastest growing economies in the world and as the MD of […]

MACH 2012 gets off to a roaring start

Thursday August 21 2014

Obviously we were confident that it would be a good show, in the past it’s always proved enormously beneficial for us. However, even we are surprised at the volume of visitors and actual business being done on the stand – usually for our customers it’s more of a fact finding mission but our orders this year […]

Dugard install the biggest Chevalier grinder in Europe

Thursday August 21 2014

The biggest Chevalier grinder in Europe, the FSG-60120DC, has been installed by Dugard in Cheshire.

Advanced Manufacturing 2013 – how did it go?

Wednesday August 20 2014

We’re just back from the show so it’s a great time to have a look at how it all went – and the answer is very well indeed!  It got off to a slightly rocky start – at the beginning of the first day visitors seemed fairly thin on the ground.  However it soon picked […]

Eastbourne Eagles – top of the elite league

Wednesday August 20 2014

Victory is sweet – especially at Arlington Stadium these days as the Eastbourne Eagles have fought hard to maintain their grip at the top of the Elite League all season.

EMO 2011 a resounding success for Dugard

Wednesday August 20 2014

It’s the European launch of our Samsung Range of machine tools and we couldn’t have asked for a better reception – we’ve been flooded with enquiries and have already secured sales, which is outstanding in only the first 3 days.  One of the machines – Samsung PL2000SY – has been bought straight off the stand; well it’s […]

Dugard open house pulls in customers and increases orders

Wednesday August 20 2014

The Samsung Range of machine tools is proving to be Dugard’s fastest selling range of all time – with 13 sold throughout the UK and Europe at the Open House alone.

Happy 75th birthday C Dugard Ltd

Thursday August 7 2014

On 2 August 1939 Bob and Eric’s dad Charles incorporated C Dugard Ltd – so that means it’s party time, we’re celebrating our 75th birthday!

MACH 2014 – how it all went

Wednesday July 23 2014

As you can see from the picture, Vince Cable was at MACH, taking the opportunity to “… see for [himself] the latest advancements in manufacturing technology and meet the people behind it”. 

Keith Robertson – our new in house quality supervising engineer

Wednesday July 23 2014

It’s a big new role for Keith – one he’s actually been in since February but MACH was the first chance we’ve been able to sit down with him and find out how he’s getting on.

The annual Dugard go karting Grand Prix

Monday July 14 2014

It wasn’t quite Silverstone but the annual Dugard go karting grand prix was staged yesterday and it was a very competitive event – as you can see from the video Matt Dugard took of one of the races underneath!

Hele Bay Precision Engineering – loyal Dugard customers

Thursday July 10 2014

As you can see from the excellent video above, Hele Bay Precision Engineering in Barnstable are extremely loyal Dugard customers. 

MTI Poland 20th anniversary

Wednesday July 9 2014

We’re pleased to say it’s been 20 years since Dugard embarked on its first venture outside the UK and the future’s looking brighter than ever!

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Sunday April 20 2014

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