In the UK, Trumpf’s sales performance for the 2016/17 fiscal year was deemed “impressive”, with the company recording an order intake of £57.1 million — an increase of 50% on the previous year.

The preliminary operating profit was £988,239, and machines from across Trumpf (www.trumpf.com) technologies continued to prove popular, with new additions such as the TruPrint series for 3-D printing and the TruBend Center 5030 for semi-automated bending contributing to the total.

Managing director Annette Doyle said: “We had an unprecedented number of new and ‘conversion’ customers this year, and I
am certain our focus on providing outstanding service to complement the technical competence of our machines played its part.

Trumpf is now providing its most comprehensive package ever to ensure that our customers get the best return on their investment, and we will continue to refine our service provision to ensure that it is the best it can possibly be.”

The UK workforce also grew substantially in the last 12 months, with technical service accounting for most of the new staff members. Ms Doyle said that, with sales into 2018 forecast to remain high, recruitment is set to continue.