Charlotte's Post - Site Visit to Park Gate, Carlisle
I am currently working within the Purchasing team as part of
my apprenticeship, so I am responsible for ordering both the mechanical and
electrical goods needed for the site.
Back in November 2015, my colleague and I visited Park Gate
in Carlisle, who are our main supplier of electrical motors.
Their Customer Service Engineer, Stephen Palmer, kindly gave
us a tour of the site during our visit.
We were shown a number of key departments:
Motor Workshop
Here they have facilities to rewind, test, refurbish and
repair motors. We were shown motors which had recently been repaired and the
paperwork to support this, which contained test results and details of the
repair.
On average, Park Gate repair 12 motors for EGGER
per week, however due to recent flooding we have had to send over 50
motors to them to be dried and tested.
Panel Workshop
This is where Park Gate can create electrical panels to fit customer’s
specific needs.
Electrical Motor Warehouse
After traveling 5 minutes down the road, we arrived at Park
Gate’s Electrical Motor Warehouse, which is one of the Largest in Europe
holding around 6,000 motors. Here they have motors dating back to 1946,
when Park Gate were founded and the motors ranged from 15 KW to 800 WK, some of
which had a value of over £20,000.
Visiting companies helps both EGGER and the supplier to gain a better understanding of the products/services they supply and also helps build a stronger buyer - supplier relationship.
I really enjoyed my visit to Park Gate, it helped me to gain more of an understanding about how electrical motors work and how they can be repaired.
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