Ajax appoints Simmonds as agent

Lymington-based Ajax Machine Tools international Ltd has appointed Simmonds Machinery #ukmfg (www.simmomach.co.uk) as its agent for the South East — including London and the Home Counties. Ajax managing director William Savin said: "Simmonds Machinery is a key appointment in our market-building strategy for the UK as we expand our range of machine tools and equipment, in particular the in-house machine-building capability at Lymington — namely the Ajax-AJV700 vertical machining centre.”