Craig Honeyman
Stirling Group has announced a new and meaningful partnership with Italian machinery giant, CML Engineering. Source: Timberbiz
With a history dating back to 1960 in Europe, this highly respected brand produces high-end, high-quality products, including the heavy-duty E350 and J350 multi-rip saws.
CML have operated in Australia for 30 years and Stirling Group’s Managing Director, Craig Honeyman says the new partnership will be a rejuvenation of sorts.
“Our own business has always been about relationships,” he said.
“What we’re looking forward to most is rebooting the relationships CML has had with their existing customers and showing them, we are ready, willing and abundantly capable of providing them with highly responsive service, and best-in-class support and training.”
Mr Honeyman says new Australian and New Zealand customers coming onboard with CML can expect the same level of support.
“We want new customers’ first experience with CML to exceed their expectations.”
CML is known as a world leader in the production of multiple ripsaw cutting machines that integrate with scanner and laser optimisation systems. Made to the highest standard in the company’s Italian factory, every product is manufactured with great care and attention to detail.
Delving deeper into the benefits of CML’S multi-rip saws, Mr Honeyman is quick to point out how much value they will bring to Australian and New Zealand businesses.
“The technology and designs of the new models coming through is really first class,” Mr Honeyman explains, “and they have a very, very specific role that they play here in the Australian and NZ market.”
The E350 features movable blades, optimising value through timber yield and enabling width customisation. The J350 features fixed blades, designed for consistency. It provides a clean, consistent and high-quality edge for gluing and lamination. The CML range also includes automated lines to automate the process of feeding the machines.
Existing customers who haven’t yet been introduced to the CML multi-rip saws would do well to explore the range to see how they can add value to current operations or establish new ones. Stirling’s deep understanding of the products and their capacity to install them and train staff in their use is not to be underestimated. Customers can expect to be thoroughly impressed by the full gamut of know-how, from consultation through to being fully operational.
Mr Honeyman says with the price of timber increasing significantly in the last few years, timber processors are finding they must extract more value out of every piece.
“It’s about how you can get the best yield out of it,” he said. “That moveable blade technology is critical in order to achieve that and it’s where CML’s specialty lies. With a CML J350 in your factory, you can fully optimise the width recovery coming from your timber.”
With lamination continuing to gain great momentum across a wide spectrum of applications, CML’s products deliver the accuracy needed.
“Whenever you’re going to edge-glue two boards together,” he says, “you need a perfectly straight board and that’s very difficult to achieve. CML has conquered this through countless experiences all over the world.”
CML’s owner, Valentino Villa, says the decision to partner with Stirling Group was based on Stirling’s experience, culture and reputation.
“CML has chosen to partner with Stirling Group because of their deep expertise in timber processing machinery. We know our customers are going to be in very good hands. We look forward to growing the CML business in Australia and New Zealand thanks to Stirling’s customer network, dedication to customer service, and robust framework for support delivery,” Mr Villa said.
“We believe that with Stirling on board, CML multi-rip machines will rapidly become the products of choice in Australia and New Zealand to produce first-class results, every time.
As the official Australia and New Zealand distributor for CML machines, Stirling Group is eager to extol their virtues far and wide.”
“We’re just very pleased to have such high-end machines to offer customers because we know the outstanding results they produce,” Mr Honeyman continues. “We’re always looking for solutions to better fit existing and new customers’ needs, especially as the economy changes and trends increasingly move towards new innovations, in particular, laminated timber.”
Mr Honeyman is keen to point out that existing CML customers should take a closer look at the current generation of machines.
“We’d like the opportunity to show you how we can support you with your existing machines or whether we can integrate new in-feed/out-feed technologies. We could also discuss how we can work closely with your business to recommend a tailored solution to provide the highest quality finishes, improve efficiencies and maximise yield, all while reducing strain on your workforce.”
