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RR BRAMLEY GEARS UP WITH OKUMA FOR BIG NEW BUSINESS PUSH RR Bramley & Co Ltd is one of the most recognisable engineering firms in Auckland, if not New Zealand. It’s been in business for over 90 years and any business with that sort of longevity must be doing something right. 42 March 2017 W O R K S H O P In fact, they do plenty right, although they are not about to rest on any laurels. A directive from the very top sees RR Bramley gearing up in search of more business and to do that all you have to do is spend a few minutes with factory manager Brooke Walker to understand what is needed to achieve the goal: “more machines,” just like its latest addition of an Okuma Millac 761V. “We are recognised throughout New Zealand and internationally for our quality range of metal cutting, forming, shaping and grinding equipment manufactured under the Bramley, Linishall and Garrick brands, but that’s ‘front of house’, behind the scenes we’ve been trusting Okuma do our jobs, right, for over 30 years,” says Mr Walker. He has over 30 years’ experience himself, so he has seen first-hand the benefits that Okuma has provided to the company; quality machining that has played a major role in RR Bramley’s consistent growth. With that timeframe though – 30+ years of buying and using Okuma - you’d be excused in thinking that you’d find an Okuma graveyard of machinery in the workshop that currently has seven machine operators churning out a quality assortment of highly crafted and engineered products. But that’s not the case at all; every Okuma machine is still in great working order, and RR Bramley still has them on the job at full capacities. “Okuma can even still provide parts for our oldest machines,” he explains, “and when you combine that with an exceptional level of service, Okuma really is a no-brainer. “Our machine operators have lived and breathed Okuma for decades. Sure, the new machine has a whole heap of great bells and whistles and there was some fine-tuning required to get the most out of what it truly can deliver – and boy does it deliver - but the reality was we were up and running right away,” says Mr Walker


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