We’re happy to announce Acorn's expansion beyond our West Sussex base in Littlehampton, with an additional new site in Devon. Custom-specced to meet our OEM manufacturers' changing needs, the additional premises allows us to continue to adapt to and meet client demand, as more request the provision of additional services such as ready-to-fit sub-assemblies.
New premises, better provision
After bedding in the operation through September, our Devon team is now fully operational. The site expands our service capacity, with additional space for assembly provision, while providing picking and packing for existing UK clients and our growing export business. The new premises also brings us closer to manufacturers across the South West, up to Bristol and the Severn Estuary region.
We’re also expanding the range of assembly work we supply to meet demand, helping clients take on more production with the people and space they already have. Less complex repeat assembly often ties up valuable production space that is at a premium. Acorn offers an easy way to unload this work offsite, so you can flex your production capacity more effectively.
We can help with design for assembly (DfA) by finding ways to simplify how the parts fit together. We build to your specification and use state-of-the-art measuring equipment to check critical dimensions against fine tolerances. Your team receives the assembly ready to install on-site.
Flexibility matters when order books grow. October’s UK manufacturing PMI indicated a strong business environment, with new orders increasing across UK manufacturing. A recent Make UK survey still found manufacturers cautious though about hiring. Outsourcing assembly enables an agile way to flex production capacity without immediately adding internal headcount.
Expand your production and logistics capacity
Do you have assembly you could hand off to free up production space and add capacity? Get in touch, and we’d be happy to apply our supply chain service expertise to your issue. Explore our kitting and sub-assembly services.
