Josef Binkert AG supports apprenticeship training

DEMONSTRATING its continued support for education and training in Switzerland, Josef Binkert AG supplied Colchester Triumph VS center lathes for the recent national championships Swiss Skills Berne.

Young apprentice working a Colchester Triumph center lathe at Swiss Skills Berne 2014

The Swiss distributor of 600 UK machines provided several of the best-selling center lathes to enable talented apprentices to attain the best possible results in the competition. The company, backed by 

Colchester and Harrison world-renowned training lathes, have pioneered engineering training throughout Switzerland for more than 50 years. This is manifested in their long-term support of WorldSkills competitions, including the Swiss Skills Berne held last September 17 to 21, 2014.  

Josef Binkert AG has also provided the prestigious Swissmechanic Training Organization apprentice training school with several premium-quality Colchester Master VS 3250 variable-speed center lathes in order to replace and upgrade existing machinery. These Colchester center lathes represent the continuing commitment of Colchester to apprentice training and industrial education sectors around the world. 

According to 600 UK sales director Howard Bamforth, by supplying Colchester lathes Josef Binkert AG is helping raise the competency of today’s talented apprentices based on the outstanding quality, reliability, and value of the Colchester lathe range, thereby empowering them to become highly skilled engineers in the future. “We are very proud of our long association with Josef Binkert AG who has always been at the forefront of education in the extremely influential Swiss machine tool market,” Mr. Bamforth said.