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The owners of the factory path Tixall say the investment will help increase farm output and stregthen its position in the global market.
Directed by Stafford MP, Jeremy Lefroy, a host of local dignitaries joined hundreds of offices and employees Perkins Workshop officially cut the ribbon on the new Thursday.
The company employs 800 people and has recently created more than 60 permanent and 40 temporary positions.
Managing Director, Richard Cotterell said: "Today is a day for us all to celebrate and recognize the achievements that were made at the factory in Stafford.
“The new production line puts us in a great position to strengthen our market position and grow our business and the continued capabilities of our products and our people.

We have long believed that the prevalence of high-revving lightweight engines installed on yachts, especially those ships built in recent years, is often more on ease of access by the manufacturer and the initial price of make the best choice to provide long term service economy for the owner. Especially an owner, like many of our readers, that is, or plans, put a lot of miles on.
Regular readers of this site will recall that back in the spring, we posted several articles about our process of re-feeding motor selection and the final decision to install a Perkins M92B.
It joins the existing line up of four- and six-cylinder engines in the 1200 Series range that meet the current Tier 4-Interim emissions regulations. Perkins' technology solution for meeting the emissions limits applicable to the 75- to 175-horsepower
more...It has an all-steel body and a two-passenger cab with a full roll cage, a four-cylinder diesel engine ranging from 35 to 100 horsepower, a four-wheel-drive transmission and an articulated drive shaft that keeps all four tires on the ground over uneven
more...The original engines and spares have not been available for many years and as with many of this class of lifeboat the vessel was re-engined with twin Perkins 4/107 diesel engines. A pair of these engines (actually virtually identical 4/108s) has been
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