Boughton Engineering incorporates the former Reynolds Boughton businesses, previously often known collectively as the Boughton Group. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of waste handling equipment, specifically hook loaders, skip loaders and automatic sheeting systems under the brand names 'Kwikcova’ and ‘Intacova’.Oldbury UK Limited provides standard and bespoke mobility and engineered solutions including specialist trailers, transportable systems and carrier platforms for sectors and industries worldwide including defence, homeland security, CBRN, aerospace, construction, extraction and waste management.
Announcing the move, group managing director Richard Skan says: “In Boughton and Oldbury, we have two of the most respected, indeed iconic and valued brands in the niche engineering market sectors they serve. We will keep and develop the clearly defined identities of both of these. However, from a commercial, operational and administrative point of view, it makes compelling business sense to integrate the two entities. They are co-located, they share management, workforce, skills and facilities – as well as ethos, commitment and vision.
“Now is also the right time to do this, as we concurrently roll out our major investment in our new advanced ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software system, which will fully integrate all management and business processes including sales, engineering, purchasing, finance and administration, manufacturing and production – and even parts and service. This is about shaping our company for the long term and taking it to the next level.
“Bringing together our two engineering businesses consolidates a shared pedigree and track record of over 250 years of British engineering excellence – and making it fit for the next generation.”
In structural terms, Boughton Engineering, a market leader in vehicle mounted waste handling equipment, will become the principal business name. Oldbury UK will be retained as an operating division, to drive the group’s established bespoke and specialist engineering activities and international defence sector work. To the outside world, including the businesses’ shared supply chains, there will be little change beyond combined purchasing, accounts and administration.