http://www.powerflex.co.uk/

talk of it on some other forums

http://www.nissangtir.co.uk/forum/fo....asp?TID=30496

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We spoke to powerflex again and it appears to be worse than we originally though, the fire wiped out all of their machinary, materials, stock, data including all account info, diagrams and info for the kits, also they told us that all their tooling to produce the kits were made from plastic.
Makes us wonder wether or not they'll keep going, they have successfully been going for over 10 years and provisionally dominated the market iin what they were doing. as you may imagine the insurance pay out will probably be a good few million, could be a every possibility maybe they'll decide to just take the money and call it a day rather than starting again who knows.

seriously who keeps all there data stored on paper/hdd in one building???

what a gutting situation will they recover from this?
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should be offsite backups part of pci compliance as far as im aware

the IT staff need a rolloking if they have no offsite backups

 

isnt powerflex right next door to power engineering in uxbridge?



oh dear, doesnt sound good!

 

%99 of the planet I bet.

 

powerflex was started by Power Engineering
not next door now, Ecutek now have the old PE dyno building, the PE dyno is now over the workshop side.

 

gutted as they do sell well, It seems to be on their website but weve had no official news from them yet

But we also stock some Super Pro ones

http://www.superpro.eu.com/New%20Rel...20Cosworth.htm

 

Wouldn't think its a PCI requirement to have off-site backup, why would that make the data more secure from theft. Regardless though, big mistake PCI or no PCI

 

Is that the one next to powers?

 

i belive they still have there drawings and also there customer list too as they managed to call all there customers to tell them about the fire but the tooling was made of plastic

 

I don't know for certain, but plastic would be a odd material to make the moulds from, as you'd need release agent on everything, if metal was used then no release agents would be needed, having 30 poly steering shaft pieces made now, 27 in black, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue, the moulds for these are also made of poly, but much harder grade.
tabetha

 

Thank you for your concerns.

Whilst Powerflex has suffered a major fire, the data, tools and some equipment are safe.

We have already moved key equipment and people into a new factory unit and the office is being set up at this moment.

We expect to be able to return to our rightful position as Europe ’s Number 1 High Performance Suspension bush supplier within a matter of a few weeks.

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Got the official email today - glad to read your getting things moving again

Must have been a nightmare to deal with

 

was about to say we spoke to them at work today and they said they will be sorted in 2-3 weeks.
but as they have posted ignore me lol

 

Dear Powerflex Partner
A second week goes by in a flash and we are making real progress.
New equipment is arriving almost as fast as our bank account is emptying. Funnily enough the various insurance companies do not seem to be in quite the same rush to help as we are to rebuild our business.
The new factory is really taking shape and we firmly anticipate production to start before Christmas.
This will be to replenish stocks and manufacturing tooling. Currently you can assume that any outstanding orders will not be fulfilled but we will contact you in the new year as we start accepting order.
We have had many offers of help and we will certainly not forget the many customers and suppliers who have been most kind.
Please bear with us and we will be back on our feet sooner than we ever thought possible.
We have had many orders come in but realistically we cannot accept any until we advise. We need to focus on getting back to providing you with the first class product and service that you were used to.
With very best regards from myself and all of the United Team at Powerflex.

David Power.
Until next time, the Powerflex Team.
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Lets hope you bounce back better then before

 

on there facebook page the show a pic of there server all burnt out and state under the pic all data was backed up off site

 

Dear Powerflex Partner

Another week since the fire and the recovery is continuing apace.
Equipment is arriving, racking is up, a huge amount of tooling has been recovered and checked and we are preparing for production.
All of the metal production equipment is safe in another facility and is working flat out.
Our CNC machining centres are working 7 days a week now with the development team, designing and programming the CNCs so that they are running 24 hours a day to replace lost tooling.
We expect to be starting small scale production at any time now. However please do not think that we will be back to the same levels of service and stocks that we were only 3 short weeks ago.
We will be working right through Christmas to start to recover the stocks that we have lost and we will then contact you to inform everyone when we can accept orders.
When this happens please be patient with us. Please order sensible quantities rather than huge orders initially. It is much more likely that we can supply quickly this way.
Be prepared to wait for some items. We are prioritising all tooling that has been lost and with the kind help that all of you have offered, there will be no parts that we cannot produce, given time.
If there is a good side to this then it is that this is the quietest period of the year for you and therefore us, so it will give us the chance to really get going.
Once again I would personally like to thank the many many people who have sent kind wishes, offers of help and even offered loans or to pre-pay for orders.
Whilst we have been giving positive news please do not underestimate the task we are facing. We are making excellent progress and we will be relying on your continued support and loyalty to the brand that we have all built up together.
Finally, everyone at Powerflex would like to wish you, your colleagues, friends and families, a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Raise your glasses to 2010!
With very best regards from myself and all of the United Team at Powerflex.

David Power.
Until next time, the Powerflex Team.