Today, the Yamazaki Mazak Corporation is the world’s largestproducer of computer-controlled metal cutting machine tools,with annual global sales of over US$2.5 billion.
Mazak supplies machines to make everything from jewellery tojet engines. Its customers come from a wide range of industriesand include manufacturers of sub-sea equipment for the oilindustry, makers of moulds for contact lenses, customerssupplying to the aerospace, automotive and constructionindustries, and manufacturers of machinery of all kinds.
After considering Germany and Belgium, Mazak chose the UKfor its European base. In 1981, the company established a salesforce in Worcester, followed in 1987 by the opening of a newfactory which now covers 29,000 square metres, and has thecapacity to make 160 machine tools a month.
“Our business in the UK has lived up to and even exceeded ourexpectations,” says Dr David Jack, Group Managing DirectorEurope for Yamazaki Mazak. “The UK has a clear advantage fora global company over other European countries, namely thelanguage. However, the UK also offers a favourable tax andemployment regime.”
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