Sevenoaks-based Protool (www.protool-ltd.co.uk) — a supplier of high-quality precision tooling — has been meeting the tooling needs of Goodman Precision Engineering (GPE) for the past two years, and it recently installed its first vending machine at the latter’s Milton Keynes factory.

Mark Goodman started GPE in January 2011 and has invested over £1 million in finding the best staff, materials and tooling solutions to produce precision components for his clients.

Currently employing 16 people, and mainly serving the motor-sport and defence industries, GPE counts Williams GP, Mercedes and the Red Bull F1 team among its clients.

The company is constantly increasing the number of machines in its workshop and the number of customers that it serves. It relies solely on customer recommendations for new business.

GPE is supported by the large range of high-quality tooling (in various grades) that can be found in Protool’s catalogue, and multi-buy discounts remove the need for quoting on each order.

Following the installation of the vending machine, the company can now access a variety of tooling in one place, making it simple to quote jobs — and then complete them.