Exports as a proportion of turnover have nearly doubled from 8% to 15% and company director Malcolm Stott says: "The Internet training aspect of Passport to Export was very helpful and the ongoing support from our International Trade Advisor Malcolm Arnold has been very useful in helping us find more overseas customers."
Malcolm is one of three directors of C.D.S. Compressor Spares Ltd, based at Welch Hill Mill on Arthur Street in Leigh. Each is an ex employee of Ingersoll-Rand and along with Mark Doward and Howard Connolly, between them boast over 50 years experience in the industry.
They have a varied range of disciplines in sales, marketing, purchasing, accounts, production and engineering, and according to Malcolm the company: "was formed with a single aim in mind: to provide the most economical genuine spare parts to owners, users and hirers of portable compressors and portable generating sets.
After its launch C.D.S. built up an almost immediate reputation for its in depth knowledge of portable compressors, its parts identification expertise, its purchasing ability and its keen competitive pricing. In its brief history C.D.S. have already brought thousands of pounds worth of savings to hundreds of companies over four continents.
In addition to portable compressors, C.D.S. are also able to supply parts for other mobile equipment, notably site generating sets and again the same expertise and unbeatable pricing equally applies to this range of equipment.
They have a wide range of parts available at the warehouse in Leigh, plus consignment stock at two more strategically placed warehouses in the north and south of England giving exceptionally short availability times, using only use cost effective shipping methods to ensure that freight charges are kept to a minimum ensuring that no add on costs eat into profit margins.
