July 2010

Series 4 recommends some good read material

Following the inability of certain people calling themselves "Professionals" we can thoroughly recommend the purchase

of

"Understanding Business Accounting for Dummies"
Writing Letters that make Sense for Dummies
English Grammar for Dummies
&
Maintaining and Fixing Printers for Dummies

Available at any good bookshop or on Amazon

March 2009
(Unit was purchased in June 2008)

New Demo facility now ready
and a further 2500sq feet as we were crammed in like
sardines before hand.

Following the purchase of our third unit (in June 2008) and adding a further 2500 square feet to our factory space , we have now completed setting up our new demonstration room.

We look forward to welcoming many of our customers  over the coming years.

July 2006

Kevin Joins Series 4

Kevin has joined the Series 4 team - working alongside Les, Richard & Wayne in the machine shop.
His programming skills in Heidenhain have been a real asset, helping him switch to our Fanuc control system.
Over the next few months Kevin will start Off Line programming using our latest software purchase CAD LINK 2000

Kevin says - "This week has just flown by - all the people at Series 4 are so friendly"  

April 2006

Series 4 Launch a new range Quality Carbide Blade Products.

Quality Blades made in Carbide and M9 Tool Steel to suit, Schleuniger, Komax, Kodera & Carpenter machines.

Data sheets found in Section 6

March 2006

Series 4 Launch a new range of Cut & Strip Machines

This new range of Cut & Strip Machines cover a full range of cables.

Data sheets found in Section 7

February 2006

Series 4 invest £30,000 on new CNC Lathe

Richard is seen working on the new CNC Lathe with automatic 8 tool change station and automatic bar feed for unattended use.

This superb new machine has increased production and quality

February 2005

Series 4 purchase & install new MITEL 3100 IP ISDN Voice over IP Phone System

This new phone system will allow us to have new dedicated phone numbers for all sections - allow remote home workers to appear in the office and link directly into our new sales contact database system.
The system should be installed by mid February - New phone numbers to be confirmed as soon as possible.
 

The new Mitel 5220 Remote user telephones
 

December 2004

Series 4 achieve record sales ahead of schedule for the year

A small crowd gathers around Caroline as she processes the last invoice of the year - an increase of sales by 11.5% on the previous year.

(from left to right Caroline Wright, David McClure, Phil Kempsey)

April 2004

Series 4 buy Goldmine V6.5 Multi-user Contact Database management system with integrated 3rd party software that links directly to Exchequer Accounts Software.
 

Exchequer Accounts Software - November 2003

As from 5th January 2004 Series 4 will implement Exchequer Enterprise - a multi currency, multi company award winning accounts package. This powerful e-business, e-commerce and web-enabled technology will allow us to maintain complete and full records of all customer transactions and invoices on screen, this will enable us to Email or fax to you invoices and statements directly saving time and avoiding any future postal strikes !!

Exchequer is the only vendor to have ever won the 
Best Mid-Range Accounting Software 4 years running
(Accountancy Age 2001, 2000, 1999 & BASDA 1998. Shortlisted Mid-range Package of the Year 2004 - results announced November 2004). 

Nepcon Brighton 2003

Myself (David McClure - Taking this picture) Hamid Beheshti, & Nigel Windsor (from Contract Cables) and Steve Tidball (Leadmaker Services - note: everybody commentated on his suntan) took the day out to visit Nepcon 2003 hosted at the Metropole Hotel Brighton.

We were a little disappointed with the turnout of stands. The event was advertised with 250 exhibitors but there was around 120 actual stands (A stand may have been showing for more than one manufacturer or his representative)  - we managed to do most of the show in just one morning.
The weather for the day was fantastic so after a seafront lunch took it easy to discuss the days work.

Today the 6th June our machine shop took delivery of one of the first Mini Mill Machines to hit the UK - This new state of the art CNC Milling Machine has just a 6ft sq footprint and is equipped with an automatic 10 position tool changer - Now all we have to do this weekend is read the 500 page manual and get it up and running by Monday morning !!

As from the 1st January 2003 Series 4 acquired the stock and business of Sabre UK Ltd - due to Graham & Sally Anderson Retiring although by the look of Graham at our Xmas works do he does not look too happy.

Unlike the Big Issue Vendors who tend to stop you in the street Michelle & Caroline are seen here modelling the latest issue of the Series 4 magazine.
Issue 6 dropping through a letterbox near you soon.

We have now taken possession of our full useable space at Series 4



Series 4 now occupies 9,000 Square Feet