A Positive Move For Thode Knife & Saw Ltd Christchurch.

As of 1^st July 2023 Thode Knife & Saw Christchurch started the move to a new building better suited to our current size and customer base. The previous building had been fit for purpose for 25+ years and as the industry changed, the need for such a big building didn’t fit our needs going forward.

We are now situated at 29A Blakes Road, Belfast in a new building that we had some input into the design and layout of the office / store and staff amenities and are now firmly placed to service our customers from this site. Our staff are over the moon to have a new building and bright and airy working conditions. “The move gave us the ability to create a much better, more efficient factory layout and introduce new machinery in a controlled well-planned manner.

 During the planning stage of the move we decided to upgrade an area of our factory to meet the current needs of our customer base, namely our Tungsten Carbide (TCT) circular saw servicing area. The TCT area now has a fully automated circular saw grinder that is fitted with a self-loading arm. This machine has replaced two Vollmer CX100’s and increased our ability to service our customers saws 50% faster and saws serviced to date are showing a great level of both accuracy and sharpness. The robotic combination means when we have high levels of saws for servicing we can stack and load the trolleys and set the machine to run overnight so when we arrive in the morning all saws are sharp and ready to go back to the customers.