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Ballscrews, Linear Guides, Jacks, Dampers
News Release from: THK UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 December 2003
Wyko extends distribution network
THK products are now to be distributed in the UK by Wyko Industrial Services, extending the company's current network.
THK products are now to be distributed in the UK by Wyko Industrial Services, extending the company's current network End users will have greater access to a wide selection of THK products, backed by a high level of local technical support
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dave Clarkson, Distribution Business Manager for THK UK, explains: "THK offers a larger range of linear motion guide and ballscrew products than any other manufacturer and has an ongoing policy of providing customers with the best possible choice of solutions and sources of supply.
The agreement with Wyko Industrial Services enables us to broaden our already extensive distribution network, ensuring that customers receive technical and applications support, at a local level, through Wyko's dedicated technical sales team"s.
Wyko is the largest supplier of industrial goods and services and has 160 branches throughout the UK, backed by a multi-million-pound distribution centre in Halesowen in the West Midlands.
The company will hold stock of standard THK products, enabling it to provide immediate quotes, same day or overnight deliveries, depending on time of order.
Additionally it will be providing a callout facility as part of its technical support services.
Wyko's Marketing and Distributor Operations Director, Malcolm Sheryn, underlines the importance of the new agreement.
"Although we already supply linear motion products, the addition of THK technology, especially their Caged Ball guides, means that our technical sales teams will be able offer customers a even greater choice of solutions and options.
We can now tailor more precisely a match for the exact technical and commercial requirements of each application".
The THK products to be initially distributed by Wyko Industrial Services include a variety of linear motion systems with further expansion of the range available in the near future.
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