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SMEC SL2500Y a single spindle Y axis powerhouse

Wednesday February 20 2019

Described by MTD as a single spindle Y axis powerhouse, the SMEC SL2500Y is another great option for machining components in one operation, watch the video below:

Southern Manufacturing 2019

Monday January 7 2019

5 – 7 February 2019, FIVE, Farnborough

See our new range of Hanwha cobots at the open house – 17 & 18 October

Wednesday August 1 2018

The Dugard 2018 open house is set to be held on 17 and 18 October at our head office in Hove (BN3 7BX).

Chevalier grinders – neat, precise, ergonomical, easy to use and good value for money

Friday March 16 2018

Our resident grinding expert, Richard Starzec explained to MTDCNC exactly what customers can expect from the Chevalier range of grinders, watch the video underneath:

Rod talks about the SMEC 2500SY CNC turning centre

Thursday November 2 2017

During the trip to Hove for our open house, the team at MTDCNC.com managed to grab hold of Rod and get him to tell them all about the SMEC 2500SY CNC turning centre – watch the video below.

Kajul getting great value from their E range VMCs

Friday August 11 2017

The E range is called that because they’re economical to buy.  However, Harry Hamlin from Kajul is so impressed with their 1000E and 1350E machines that he feels they’re far from an eco-purchase.

Heavy duty machining with an impressively small footprint

Wednesday August 9 2017

With its introduction in 2011, Heavy duty machining got a productive new twist, and the Dugard HD range is still impressing our customers.

SteelFab 2017

Tuesday December 13 2016

16 – 19 January 2017, Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAEIt’s SteelFab time again for Dugard, giving the team in Dubai the perfect opportunity to show off exactly what we can do for all our customers in the Middle East.  We’re in hall 3 on stand number 1645

Richard Starzec retires after 30 years

Monday November 14 2016

It’s been a long road for Richard, full of twists and turns, ups and downs and now, after 30 years, he’s finally been allowed to retire.

MTI Poland celebrates 25th anniversary

Wednesday June 8 2016

The MTI AGM in Rybnik at the weekend was a fantastic success.  Eric, Bob and Paul Dugard, Richard Starzec and Olli Tyrvainen joined the team at our sister company in Poland to discuss performance for the last year, and they couldn’t be more pleased.  It was reported that 2015 was another record year for MTI, […]

How was SteelFab 2016?

Friday January 22 2016

Yet again, SteelFab was an incredibly beneficial show for us, generating plenty of really strong enquiries. 

Southern Manufacturing 2016

Wednesday December 23 2015

9 – 11 February 2016, FIVE, Farnborough Southern Manufacturing 2015 was such a successful show for Dugard we booked the exact same stand right there and then. 

SteelFab 2016

Monday December 14 2015

17 – 20 January 2016, Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAESteelFab is such an important show for Dugard – especially now that we’ve got our brand new office in Dubai to accommodate our expanding team and an exciting new partnership with Aliyat. It’s the ideal opportunity to show off just how far our Middle East operation has […]

Great news from SteelFab 2015

Wednesday February 4 2015

Just as we expected, SteelFab 2015 was an excellent show – everyone on the stand was extremely busy selling a total of 17 machines and we also got some great news at our meeting with Samsung.

SteelFab 2015

Tuesday November 25 2014

26 – 29 January 2015, Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAE, stand 1504

Beautiful photo of Hove beach huts wins competition

Tuesday October 7 2014

This beautiful and atmospheric photograph of the beach huts on Hove seafront at sunset, has won Matt Dugard a luxurious holiday in Portugal. 

MACH 2014 – quadcopter flyby

Saturday August 23 2014

We’re all back from MACH 2014 and there’s a lot to talk about – sold lots of machines, met lots of customers and had some brilliant team bonding!

MACH 2014 – a sneak peak

Saturday August 23 2014

7 – 11 April 2014, NEC, Birmingham MACH2014 is looming large on the horizon so it’s time to start doing some serious work in preparation.  The good news is we’re just about done with stand design and machine arrangement, now all we’ve just got to do is make sure everything falls in to place. 

What’s in store at Southern Manufacturing?

Friday August 22 2014

12 & 13 February 2014, FIVE, Farnborough With only two weeks until the show the Southern sales team at Dugard are getting ready. 

SteelFab 2014

Friday August 22 2014

20 – 23 January 2013, Expo Centre, Sharjah, UAE – stand 1506 SteelFab has always been tremendously successful for Dugard.  Now we’ve got our dedicated office in the UAE, the Dugard Middle East team are really keen to start 2014 off with a bang so SteelFab is ideal.

IMTEX 2013

Friday August 22 2014

International Machinery, Tools & Equipment Exhibition, 2 – 4 December 2013, Oman International Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman