Guttridge named among ‘East Midlands Top 200’

Spalding-based bulk materials handling solutions specialists named in new CBI regional report

THE Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK’s premier business lobbying organization, has named Guttridge Ltd, a leading UK supplier of bulk materials handling solutions, as one of the ‘East Midlands Top 200’ in a new report commissioned to take the temperature of businesses in the region.

‘East Midlands Top 200: The top 200 fastest-growing companies in the East Midlands’ is based on an assessment of data for thousands of companies and provides a unique snapshot of the economic performance of the region, five years on from the financial crisis of 2008. Sixty-seven of the top 200 are, like Guttridge, manufacturing companies.

Paul Gott, sales and marketing director, commented: ‘We are delighted to be highlighted as a thriving East Midlands company in this new report. It’s also great to see so many manufacturing companies in the top 200.

‘We, like many other manufacturers, have significantly ramped up our export business in the last five years, to capitalize on growth opportunities across the world and stay healthy. There is no doubt, however, that the business environment has been and remains tough. It’s a tribute to all our employees that we have continued to grow in this highly competitive global marketplace.’

Guttridge supply bulk materials handling solutions for products ranging from grain and animal feeds to cement, sand and minerals. All their equipment is designed and manufactured in the UK at the company’s large site on the outskirts of Spalding, in Lincolnshire.

‘With a history of supplying efficient and reliable solutions that extends over five decades, we have experienced many changes, and success has always depended on the expertise, flexibility and commitment of all our employees,’ added Mr Gott.

‘One of the most encouraging statistics from the report was that the top 200 have created 3,800 new jobs over the last three years. As we actively grow our team, I hope that reports like this will encourage people to look upon manufacturing as a vibrant and exciting place in which to root their careers. This will be essential if the growth of the last five years is to be capitalized on and further extended.’