THINK OF MAKING EXHAUST SYSTEMS and you probably imagine basic metal-working with the sound of hammering and the crackle of welding. Yet while there’s still a place and a need for skilled metalworkers and artisan welders, today the requirement for modern technology to be used in the design, development and manufacture of an exhaust system is greater than ever. For specialist Milltek Sport it’s meant the need to invest £2.5million to deliver significant changes to its business (this was during Covid, incidentally), ones that have improved quality, shortened production times and significantly reduced material waste.
During the lockdown period Milltek also spotted an opportunity to capitalise on its investment. The first was an uptick in sales of