Whats been happening at General Pattern in 2002?

September General Pattern UK's Operations Director, Dave Piper celebrates his wedding to blushing bride Sarah Kirk in Manchester.

August General Pattern installs new DTM 2500 Plus machine in its UK office.

July General Pattern UK expands operations to create new Projects Office in Basildon Centre.

June General Pattern UK expand facilities to include the latest in Weld technology with the installation of a Branson Vibration Welding Machine.

May General Pattern UK increases its workforce of highly trained technicians to 48.

April General Pattern UK welcomes new Quality Manager in drive to gain ISO 9001 and 14001 certification.

March General Pattern Germany continues to expand operation with DTM 2500 Plus machine.

February General Pattern UK's Low Volume Production Department continues to expand with installation of a further 2 Negri Bossi Injection Mould Machines.

January General Pattern UK's Low Volume Production department opens with the installation of 4 Negri Bossi Injection Mould Machines.

What our customers have been saying about us in 2002


Dear Visteon Prototype Preferred Supplier:

Thank you for participating in the Visteon Prototype Initiative, I look forward to working with you in the future as a valued Visteon Prototype Preferred Supplier.

Sincerely,
Sandy Henderson
Manager Prototype Purchasing

Dear Tom:

We here at Key Plastics wanted to thank you and your entire staff for all their efforts in successfully meeting Visteon’s and Ford’s plans as they changed over the past month. Your flexibility, positive attitude, and dedication to making the U-222 program as smooth a launch as possible are very much appreciated by all involved.

We look forward to hosting General Pattern here in Novi in the coming weeks to hear about your capabilities in supplying fast and cost-effective prototype solutions.

Claire Walia
President
Interior Division
Key Plastics, LLC

Hello Bob and Dan:

Thank you so much for all of your hard work over the past few weeks. I have nothing but positive things to say about General Pattern and the timing, quality, and support we have received. It is rare that anyone stops to take a second to praise a job well done anymore.


Time is so hard to come by.
SB