AW Fraser Blog

We are busy again!

In 20 years of industrial marketing, 2009 would have to be the worst year I can remember with every customer we have experiencing difficulties ranging from moderate to extremely serious.

Of course we were no different at AWF and we had to radically trim our workforce and work very hard on being lean to survive the year. In many ways, we believe this will make us a stronger and better partner for our client base as the recovery continues. This has been demonstrated by the fact that our larger clients are seeking to do more work with us as some of our competitors have coped less well with the disastrous global economic conditions.

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Is it time to hedge copper?

Seeking Price Stability for Machined Components

We have fielded many inquiries from our client base seeking price stability in the wildly fluctuating non-ferrous metal market. Most of our clients build large machinery where our supply of machined gear blanks and aluminum bronze bushings form a very small percentage of the final machine. However, the metal adjustments forced on us by market conditions are making that small component a big cost head-ache for our clients. This results in tense negotiations between staff already affected by the global downturn and due entirely to events beyond our control which can be very frustrating.

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AW Fraser Blog

Welcome to the AW Fraser Blog, where you can keep up-to-date on the latest news from AW Fraser, and get unique insight into what happens behind the scenes at our engineered bronze and brass component manufacturing plant based in Christchurch.

We’ll be covering a range of topics so check in for the latest announcements, key events and discussions on topical issues. Please feel free to comment on our posts, and if you have any suggestions for future topics or articles that you’d like to see featured, let us know.

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