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Obviously we were confident that it would be a good show, in the past it’s always proved enormously beneficial for us. However, even we are surprised at the volume of visitors and actual business being done on the stand – usually for our customers it’s more of a fact finding mission but our orders this year […]

BLI Machine Tools, based in Naintre in France, have been in the Machine Tool Industry for over 20 years and offer the same extensive service as Dugard – just in France!  They carry a wide range of new machinery and also have excellent programming, service and spares support.

The biggest Chevalier grinder in Europe, the FSG-60120DC, has been installed by Dugard in Cheshire.

We’re just back from the show so it’s a great time to have a look at how it all went – and the answer is very well indeed!  It got off to a slightly rocky start – at the beginning of the first day visitors seemed fairly thin on the ground.  However it soon picked […]

Victory is sweet – especially at Arlington Stadium these days as the Eastbourne Eagles have fought hard to maintain their grip at the top of the Elite League all season.

It’s the European launch of our Samsung Range and we couldn’t have asked for a better reception – we’ve been flooded with enquiries and have already secured sales, which is outstanding in only the first 3 days.  One of the machines – Samsung PL2000SY – has been bought straight off the stand; well it’s good to know […]

The Samsung Range is proving to be Dugard’s fastest selling range of all time – with 13 sold throughout the UK and Europe at the Open House alone.

On 2 August 1939 Bob and Eric’s dad Charles incorporated C Dugard Ltd – so that means it’s party time, we’re celebrating our 75th birthday!

As you can see from the picture, Vince Cable was at MACH, taking the opportunity to “… see for [himself] the latest advancements in manufacturing technology and meet the people behind it”. 

It’s a big new role for Keith – one he’s actually been in since February but MACH was the first chance we’ve been able to sit down with him and find out how he’s getting on.

It wasn’t quite Silverstone but the annual Dugard go karting grand prix was staged yesterday and it was a very competitive event – as you can see from the video Matt Dugard took of one of the races underneath!

As you can see from the excellent video above, Hele Bay Precision Engineering in Barnstable are extremely loyal Dugard customers. 

We’re pleased to say it’s been 20 years since Dugard embarked on its first venture outside the UK and the future’s looking brighter than ever!

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