A brief history of Rotomech Engineering
Ltd
The company was formed in July 2004 with the merger of Rod
Davis Engineering Services and Jarvis Engineering.
While operating as sole traders we combined our extensive knowledge and worked together
in the Rotomoulding industry.
Rod Davis
Rod has been associated with rotomoulding all his working
life, starting as an apprentice at John Ormes in 1961. He quickly
worked his way up to become the factory foreman and apprentice
training officer.
Rod was asked to diversify and become the production manager
for the Ormes Moulding division, dealing with daily manufacturing
problems. With the production knowledge he gained, he returned
to the engineering division and became the installation/technical
engineer installing new machines, training customers on machine controls, moulding
techniques and troubleshooting.
After 25 years he became a partner with a machine manufacturer,
building new machines for the rotomoulding industry. He then
ventured into business as a sole trader before forming Rotomech
Engineering.
Neil Jarvis
Neil started as an apprentice in 1977 with Rod Davis as his
training officer. After finishing his apprenticeship he left Ormes to gain experience
in different fields of engineering, from drawing offices to
maintenance engineer in various production environments. He
was then asked to go back to Ormes and become a machine install engineer,
building the machines for customers in their factories around
the world. When Ormes closed in 1990 he went to work for an American
machine manufacturer. Neil then set up Jarvis Engineering working closely
with Rod Davis before forming Rotomech Engineering. |