Pictured above: (l-r) Peter Richards, Managing Director of Armstrong UEN Ltd, and Ian Cliffe, the company's Engineering Manager

A growing Shropshire business spearheaded by an up-and-coming young entrepreneur is celebrating its success following a move to brand new premises.

Armstrong UEN Ltd, which designs and manufactures bespoke Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) milling and cutting machinery, is expanding its operations after relocating from their former Battlefield head office to a larger office and workshop space on the Greenwood Industrial Estate in Shrewsbury.

The company, which is the brainchild of 24-year-old entrepreneur and University of Wolverhampton graduate Peter Richards, provides a range of scalable, computer-controlled equipment that is ideal for machining materials and plasma cutting metals, although it can also be used on a variety of other materials, including plastics, woods, waxes, light tooling materials and foams.

Peter, Managing Director of Armstrong UEN Ltd, revealed: "Our products are compatible with any type of CAD software and enable drawings and initial designs to be easily transformed into prototypes, tooling, models and working parts. As well as cutting and milling, our equipment can also be adapted to a range of other applications, such as picking and placing products onto shelving which makes them perfect for large retail warehouse operations."

After starting out in business whilst studying at university, Shrewsbury-based Peter went on to establish Armstrong UEN last June and now works alongside Engineering Manager Ian Cliffe, a long-time friend and fellow engineering graduate from Liverpool University.

"The company has had a very busy, but ultimately rewarding, first six months, so much so that we'd already outgrown our original office. This move comes at exactly the right time for us and the additional floor space will play an important part in the next phase of the business's growth," Peter commented.

Peter and Ian have also received support from the University of Wolverhampton's Student Placements for Entrepreneurs in Education West Midlands (SPEED WM) programme, a 36-week initiative offering training, mentoring and additional support to help budding entrepreneurs start their own business.

Armstrong UEN Ltd is a specialist designer and manufacturer of bespoke, precision industrial automation equipment. Their Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) cutting and milling products are suitable for a range of applications, particularly machining materials such as woods, plastics, waxes, light tooling materials and foams, and also precision plasma cutting of metals.