iwis forges new links with a leading industrial engineering component supplier
iwis Drive Systems Ltd is pleased to announce its new partnership with Acorn Industrial Services Ltd, part of AxIndustries and a key player on the Global power transmission stage. ACORN’s level of stockholding and expertise within the UK market will bring a new dimension to iwis’ presence across the country and allow many new and existing customers immediate access to standard products held locally and at competitive prices.
Commenting on the new venture, Managing Director for iwis, Andrew Fletcher said “This is a great opportunity for iwis Drive Systems Ltd to partner ACORN® who are a well-known and respected entity within the power transmission market. We are thrilled they have taken on board our Elite and Jwis roller, conveyor and leaf chain brands as a core component to their existing portfolio. It is very important that we work with a distribution partner who is prepared to support our brands and promote them as one of their own and for this reason we welcome the opportunity to work with their team and grow our mutual interests.”
ACORN's PT product manager added: “We aim to provide our customers with best in class service on market leading brands. iwis is without doubt one of the leading chain brands in the world and we are excited to have the opportunity to take it to market through our Central Distribution Centre in Rotherham and nationwide distribution centres. Same day despatch from our extensive stocks coupled with back-up from iwis’ own national stockholding ensures that our customers can now benefit from the best possible service and availability of this world class product.”
iwis Drive Systems integrates precision and ingenuity, producing chain and transmission products which remain unsurpassed after 100 years of manufacturing. Consisting of Motorsystems, manufacturing 40,000 timing systems each day for global automotive markets, Agri systems for agricultural equipment and Antriebssysteme (Drive Systems) for transmission and conveying, iwis produces over 70Km of chains every day. The group’s footprint spans the globe and is synonymous with performance & value.
Acorn Industrial Services Ltd has been supplying power transmission product to industry for over thirty years. Headquartered in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, it is one of the largest stocking distributors of high quality maintenance, repair and overhaul products in the UK, with a stockholding of over six million items, and nine regional distribution centres across the country.