New distributorship creates a one-stop laser-alignment and epoxy resin chocking service from ‘world-class’ marine specialists

November 3, 2008

Experienced laser-alignment and in-situ machining specialists, UK-based Fine-Align Ltd, have been appointed as distributors for H.A. Springer Marine + Industrie Service GmbH epoxy resin chocking products, including EPOCAST 36®, formulated to provide an alternative to steel chocks for marine propulsion and deck machinery.Fine-Align’s distribution area covers the UK and Ireland.

EPOCAST 36® is a versatile two-component pourable chocking compound approved by all major Classification Societies and institutions. The appointment has enabled Fine-Align to broaden the scope of its activities, as outlined in its recently renewed ISO 9001 Certification. The firm can now provide a qualified ‘Integrated service package providing on-site laser measurement, alignment, in-situ machining and epoxy resin chocking.’

Fine-Align’s Managing Director, Andrew McGill explained: “We’ve worked with epoxy resin chocking materials for many years and gradually expanded our
equipment, capacity and range of services - from simple shaft alignment and in-situ machining to complex repairs on a significant scale. We can now supply a one-stop service, providing resin and damming materials quickly ex-stock with a team of engineers to run jobs smoothly from start to finish. That’s a valuable, cost-efficient service for the marine sector where rapid response and reliable, proficient solutions are critical, often in unexpected circumstances, anywhere in the world.”

And keeping customers happy appears to be something of a speciality, as Fine-Align’s quality auditors discovered: “It was clear that Fine-Align’s customer satisfaction levels are approaching World Class, The Fine-Align team have such a close working relationship with customers that routine accolades for their innovative engineering solutions could easily have been overlooked".

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