# AJ Engineering expands Forres site with Ficep drilling line

AJ Engineering expanded its Forres-based manufacturing site by 4.7 acres as part of a multi-million-pound expansion. Ficep UK supplied a Valiant CNC drilling line to double production capabilities.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-02
- Where: Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled production capabilities
- Products: CNC drilling line, structural steel processing
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [AJ Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/56828.md)
- [Ficep UK](https://endata.com/companies/56004.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [machinery.co.uk](https://www.machinery.co.uk/content/news/ficep-drilling-line-installed-as-part-of-multi-million-pound-scottish-firm-expansion), 2021-08-02: "The machine was delivered and installed ahead of schedule, in less than one month."

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