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Palamatic Ltd.

Following several years of operating in a divisional structure to nurture and develop the company's strengths in specific market sectors, Palamatic has restructured the organization to fit in with it's different trading styles with a view to offering it's prestigious customer base...

a superior level of service from pre-sales to after-sales and beyond.
continuous research and development of quality, economic lifting and handling equipment.
more focused knowledge and advice on solving customers difficult lifting and handling applications with solutions which meet productivity requirements as well as important Health & Safety requirements.

The "re-engineering" of the company, first established in 1985, has also included financial re-structuring, introduction of new equity and investment in order to provide a solid platform for the company to deliver it's promise to customers. A team of advisors - accountants, lawyers and funders based in Sheffield, UK have worked with the Board of Directors and concluded the restructuring of Palamatic Ltd in June 2009.

Palamatic Ltd headed up by Melanie Taylor, Managing Director operates out of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Based close to the motorway network but at the same time being positioned in one of the country's natural beauty spots, the Peak District National park. Melanie and her team of experienced professionals within the fields of materials handling from technical sales to commissioning engineers, are excited about the change and feel it reflects the way the company works best and is able to offer a top rate service to it's valued customer base.

Stewart Bennison, founder of Palamatic and Director on the board, works closely with the team of designers on new product development, product refinement and continuous improvement in quality, cost or operation.

Sue Bennison, founder of Palamatic and Company Secretary, works closely with the board and the Senior Management Team on commercial, legal and financial matters.

History

1985
Palamatic started out from a home-based office utilizing local sub-contractors to manufacture for almost two years until expansion of business initiated the first move to a local Trading Estate. Eventually four factory units and offices rented from the area County Council encompassed the various departments of the business.

1992
In November 1992 Palamatic purchased its own premises incorporating factory facilities of around 12,000 sq. feet, 3,500 sq. feet of Test House facility and 8000 sq feet of offices.

1995
In July 1995 to celebrate Palamatic's tenth year in business the new Test House area was officially opened.

The After-Care Department was established as a division in September 1995 bringing together all services required by the customer such as Spare Parts, Service, System Upgrades, Installation, Commissioning, Training and Advice.

2005
At the start of 2005 Palamatic Handling Systems Ltd has two main industry focused divisions. The Pharmaceutical product line is handled by a separate business group - PalPharma Handling Solutions - which also deals with Fine Chemical and Healthcare projects. The Test Plant facility becomes a dedicated Pharmaceutical product manufacturing and assembly facility to cope with increased demand.

2007
In August 2007 Palamatic established it's subsidiary in Garner, North Carolina. This sales and support office holds stock for the vacuum tube lifter range and recently set up a showroom facility for both materials handling and PalPharma handling solutions. Visitors are invited to send bring sample product into the facility to test out which lifting / handling aid is the most suitable.

Strengths
Our core competency lies in creating a handling device that, within reason, mimics the operator's working movements. Palamatic offers a range of standard vacuum suction pads and have created many gripping and rotating devices, which provides a considerable knowledge base when approaching new applications.

Palamatic also works in partnership with suppliers of aluminium and mild steel gantry track/rail, which we use for overhead crane or ‘H' frame gantry configurations.

By always aiming to solve customers materials handling needs, Palamatic has forged excellent links with specialist partners from other areas of lifting and handling in order to afford customers a reliable One Stop Shop supplier. We have a genuine desire to offer customers the best value products for any budget. And the determination to provide long term support to customers who expect nothing but the best service.

Palamatic has manufactured Materials Handling equipment now for over 20 years. Core manufactured products include: -

• Vacuum tube lifters
• Manipulators
• PneuLift^TM (a pneumatic cylinder, controlled to provide lifting force)
• PillarLift^TM (a pneumatic cylinder is mounted in a ‘rigid' structure to enable ‘off-set load' handling)
• Bespoke solutions based on these main principles
• Support gantry (swing jibs, articulated jibs etc) and steelwork
• Service and support of all systems
• A range of powder handling machinery - Fully automatic sack discharge systems.

Our core competency lies in creating a handling device that, within reason, mimics the operator's working movements. Palamatic offers a range of standard vacuum suction pads and have created many gripping and rotating devices, which provides a considerable knowledge base when approaching new applications.

Palamatic also works in partnership with suppliers of aluminium and mild steel gantry track/rail, which we use for overhead crane or ‘H' frame gantry configurations.

This philosophy has lead to an expansion in the product range in partnership with global suppliers for equipment such as: -

• Air hoists
• Electric hoists
• Air balancers
• Stacker trolleys
• Pedestrian trucks
• Scissor tables
• High vacuum suction tools
• Vacuum suction pads, vacuum ejectors and vacuum pumps