{"id":15486,"date":"2021-07-06T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T10:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/professional\/?p=15486"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:27:45","slug":"a-look-inside-tobermores-newest-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/professional\/blog\/a-look-inside-tobermores-newest-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Inside Tobermore&#8217;s Newest Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leading paving and walling manufacturer, Tobermore invested in a state-of-the-art production factory which became live and operational in December 2020. Let&#8217;s take a closer look to see how it\u2019s performing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many businesses struggled during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Tobermore was fortunate enough to continue its planned expansion. The new factory came online at the perfect time when the construction industry was suffering building materials shortages.<\/p>\n<p>The new HESS Factory increases Tobermore\u2019s production capacity, offering customers reduced lead times on products. The block paving plant houses world-class German machinery, including the impressive HESS RH 1500-4 MVA concrete block machine, which enables Tobermore to create the best quality European-style paving right here in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturing facility operates 24 hours a day, increasing the firm\u2019s output by 1 million m\u00b2 of paving each year. This equates to an increase in the yearly production volume by 30%.<\/p>\n<p>To combat the presence of efflorescence, Tobermore products undergo a process which produces virtually efflorescence-free paving. The factory features fifteen individual curing chambers in which temperature and humidity can be regulated individually, according to the needs of the product stored in each case.<\/p>\n<p>Six months after the new Hess 4 plant produced its first blocks, Tobermore\u2019s lead times had reduced, as product availability improves and stock increased. Check out the video below to see the\u00a0 factory in action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe title=\"A Look Inside Tobermore&#039;s Newest Factory\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4T3X_u6mlO4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0&#038;hd=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;color=white\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Trevor Smyth, Production Works Manager at Tobermore commented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTobermore&#8217;s newest production facility hosts the world&#8217;s most advanced technology. The first-class machinery allows us to produce the highest quality paving of unrivaled consistency and uniformity. The plant has been running flawlessly since its initialisation, and our staff have managed the new challenge superbly.\u00a0Personally, I am most impressed by the curing chambers; they highlight how committed we are to optimising product quality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more on the Tobermore Difference <u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/trust-tobermore\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/trust-tobermore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading paving and walling manufacturer, Tobermore invested in a state-of-the-art production factory which became 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