B&R Opens New Office in Manchester

Expanding to the north

In response to increasing levels of business in the North of England and Scotland, B&R is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Manchester. Managed by area sales manager Andrew Norcliffe, the new B&R UK Northern office employs 3 application engineers, including a dedicated B&R technology trainer. Plans are already in the works to expand the team.

"The highest levels of customer and application support are integral to our business model," said Norcliffe. "This factor, along with the growth in our business, has meant that the opening of a new office in the North of England was essential."

B&R's Northern office serves customers in a wide range of fields such as renewable energy and the chemical industry, as well as in more established markets such as food and beverage, packaging and plastics. It is B&R's 3rd office in the United Kingdom, the others being headquarters in Peterborough and another office in Bristol.

Area sales manager Andrew Norcliffe (left) leads the new team at B&R UK's Northern office. UK general manager Simon Goodwin (right) also attended the opening.

B&R company profile
As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and process automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With industrial fieldbus communication standards like POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering.

B&R Industrial Automation, Inc. North America, based in Atlanta, GA, has been working closely with its customers since 1987. Since then, B&R North America has continuously grown as a sales and support organization through both direct sales offices and B&R’s unique Automation Partner distribution network. Today, B&R North America has a network of more than 25 offices throughout the USA and Canada and is there for its customers locally.