Member Article

Saltburn manufacturers secure South Korean contract

A firm of Saltburn manufacturers have signed an £825k contract to supply components for scientific research vessel in South Korea.

Tees Components Ltd have also appointed an agent in Brazil to tender for future contracts, as part of a major export drive.

The machining and fabrication sub-contractors have gained industry recognition for the design and production of their Tees White Gill Thruster propulsion unit which can power a vessel in any direction.

It can can be used on all types of ocean going and coastal vessels, harbour craft and river boats.

The firm loked to UKTI’s Passport to Export programme to expand exporting potential and recently attended a market visit to Brazil.

Sharon Lane, General Manager at Tees Components Ltd, explained: “We used UKTI funding to exhibit at Navalshore (Rio) and Kormarine (Seoul) for the last two years, and are now working closely with agent representation in both countries.

“We also had the opportunity to take part in a trade mission to Rio de Janeiro, as one of a group of businesses selected by Petrobras to further develop their supplier base, and to host a return visit to the UK.

“In South Korea we have now been awarded the contract to supply a thruster to a prestigious high-technology research ship commissioned by the government’s oceanographic research institution.”

Stephen Muir, one of UK Trade & Investment’s International Trade Advisers who has been working with the company, added: “The company has made positive strides over the past year with its export plans and as a result of the contacts in Brazil identified through OMIS and the company’s follow-up visits, it has now appointed an agent to represent the company there.

“The company has also reviewed its website to update and ‘internationalise’ it, which included translation in Portuguese and Korean and has also secured a great order from a customer in South Korea.

“We will be continuing to work with Tees Components Ltd over the next 12 months as it aims to consolidate and develop its presence in both Brazil and South Korea as well as looking at other new markets.

“UKTI is committed to helping companies succeed in the global race, this week we’ve hosted a series of events as part of our latest Export Week initiative and our Exporting is GREAT campaign aims to encourage companies to contact us to find out more about how we can help. I hope Tees Components’ success will help inspire others to follow in their footsteps.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .