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Oval
316,
manufacturers
of
high
quality
stainless
steel
oval
tubular
products
for
the
marine
and
architectural
industry
has
reported
a
20%
growth
in
their
business
over
the
last
year
under
the
successful
guidance
of
owner
and
Managing
Director
Simon
Wood
Power.
Centrally
positioned
on
the
Nuffield
Industrial
Estate,
Oval
316
supply
their
products
worldwide.
They
have
won
contracts
as
far
away
as
Oman
and
New
Zealand
and
recently
provided
all
the
stainless
steel
fittings
and
fixtures
for
the
Mirabella
V,
the
world’s
largest
Sloop.
The
proof
of
their
quality
was
seen
recently
when
the
super
sloop
had
to
be
towed
off
some
rocks
in
the
Mediterranean,
after
being
grounded
in
bad
weather.
The
bollards
which
Oval
316
had
supplied
as
part
of
their
on
deck
fittings
were
used
by
the
tugs
to
pull
the
boat
off
the
rocks.
This
is
testament
to
the
superior
quality
of
Oval’s
products,
as
previously,
the
bollards
had
only
been
designed
for
a
maximum
40
tonne
breaking
strain.
The
tugs
put
750
tonnes
of
pressure
on
them
–
and
the
bollards
withheld
the
weight.
Part
of
the
company’s
growth
over
the
last
year
is
down
to
their
investment
in
early
2004
of
a
high-powered
waterjet
cutting
machine,
which
cuts
any
type
of
material
from
rubber
to
marble
and
glass
as
well
as
all
types
of
steels
and
alloys
up
to
8
inches
thick.
The
machine
is
accurate
to
0.1
of
a
millimetre
and
local
users
of
this
product
include
Pilkington
Glass
who
have
been
impressed
with
the
speed
and
accuracy
of
the
machine,
which
has
dramatically
reduced
the
waste
output
on
their
glass
panelled
doors,
leading
to
faster
processing
and
lead
times
and
a
great
cost
reduction.
Whilst
stainless
steel
is
now
widely
used
in
the
marine
world
for
superlative
on
and
below-deck
fittings
and
fixtures
more
and
more
designers
are
beginning
to
realise
the
opportunities
and
practicalities
of
using
stainless
steel
in
furniture
and
interior
home
design.
Oval
are
already
involved
in
the
design
and
manufacture
of
spiral
staircases
and
are
planning
to
launch
a
brand-new
portfolio
of
stainless
steel
furniture
during
2005.
They
also
produce
radiators
for
commercial
and
domestic
use
-
designs
that
are
as
imaginative
as
they
are
purely
functional.
Oval
316’s
subsidiary
company,
the
Tank
Company
Ltd,
manufacture
high
quality
fuel,
oil
and
water
tanks
to
every
type
of
industry.
They
are
the
biggest
manufacturer
of
Marine
Tanks
in
the
UK
and
they
produce
over
1,000
per
annum
for
companies
such
as
Sunseeker,
Fairline,
Sealine,
Princess
and
Pearl.
On
a
local
basis,
they
sell
tanks
to
private
marine
and
industrial
users
in
the
thriving
sea
harbours
of
Dorset.
Simon
Wood
Power,
who
took
over
the
company
in
2003
has
an
International
marketing
knowledge,
promoting
Oval
316’s
products
at
trade
shows
all
over
the
world.
“Our
continued
expansion
over
the
last
year
has
lead
to
the
creation
of
new
jobs
within
the
company
and
increased
product
development’.
Oval
316
are
going
from
strength
to
strength.
They
are
already
the
foremost
manufacturers
of
marine
fittings
and
fixtures.
Imaginative
marketing
is
taking
the
company
into
a
new
era
of
growth
and
development.
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