Major new food sector contract for Hallamshire Engineering Services

Hallamshire Engineering Services, which manufactures material handling equipment, including pulleys, rollers and conveyors, has secured a major new contract to manufacture stainless steel drums for the food sector.

The contract win is with Robson Handling Technology, based in Sheffield, with the drums forming part of a conveyor system that the company is supplying to a sugar processing plant in Portugal.

One of only a small number of conveyor manufacturers in the UK to be able to produce drums, pulleys and rollers in stainless steel, Hallamshire Engineering Services supplies both standard and bespoke product sizes.

Hallamshire Engineering Services, part of Group Rhodes, has extensive experience in the food sector and is the original designer and manufacturer of the ‘Whittington’ Spiral Wound Conveyor Pulley, which is widely used in food and agricultural applications. 

Matt Rodgers, Bulk Sales Manager at Robson Handling Technology, said: “We chose Hallamshire Engineering as we have worked with them for many years and are confident of the quality of their manufacturing process.  On complex projects like this one, we needed a supplier we could trust and the fact that they are locally based is another bonus.”

Neil Bettley, Operations Manager for Hallamshire Engineering Services, explains: “We are delighted to have secured this latest contract with Robson Handling Technology.  We have supplied the food industry for almost 25 years and provide a bespoke design and manufacture service to suit individual company’s requirements.” 

Hallamshire Engineering Services can trace its origins back almost 300 years and has a wealth of experience in manufacturing conveyor and materials handling equipment, including drums and pulleys. 

As a major worldwide exporter of bespoke equipment for the food, quarrying, agriculture and recycling industries, Hallamshire Engineering Services has a proven track record of designing the highest quality conveyor pulleys. The company is part of Group Rhodes, one of the largest Original Equipment Manufacturers in its field.

For further details visit the website www.grouprhodes.co.uk or call 0 (44) 1924 37 11 61.