Leading UK print and industrial roller manufacturers, KV Rollers, are continuing their ambitious growth plans with a prestigious new appointment.

Tim Hudson will join the South Wales based company as Commercial Director, having been head hunted from one of KV Rollers’ closest competitors, Böttcher.

Kevin Lower, KV Rollers Managing Director, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Tim on board. He brings with him a wealth of expertise and specialist knowledge, which will support KV Rollers during its ongoing expansion.

“KV Rollers has moved into a new and exciting phase of its life as a result of major increased investment in the company, and thanks to our continued commitment to a rolling programme of research and development. Tim’s appointment is part of that expansion. He has a sound reputation in the industry because of his aptitude for achieving marked sales growth, and we feel Tim will bring a fresh approach to the table.”

The firm, based in Cwmbran, recently made a bumper investment of £750,000 in plant and machinery at their new factory, and they are projected to increase turnover by 20 percent this year with a growing number of orders from companies across the globe over the past six months.

They have invested in, among other things, a state-of-the art milling machine, thought to be the only one of its kind being used in the UK -  the Mazak VTC 820. This leviathan of a metal-milling machine has helped KV Rollers expand into supplying machine manufacturers as well as end users.

Mr Lower added: “We are now a one-stop-shop for metal components and specialist parts, having already established ourselves as field-leaders in the design, production and refurbishment of industrial rollers, and in creating bespoke rubber compounds.”

Tim, who was previously Production Director at Böttcher’s Ebbw Vale plant, said: I am excited to be joining KV Rollers at such a crucial time in their development and growth. The KV Rollers name has always been associated with excellence and innovation and I look forward to bringing my expertise to the KV Rollers talent-pool.”

KV Rollers have enjoyed a particularly successful time recently.

They were in the news at the end of 2014 for developing a ground-breaking new polymer, called Kalexite, designed to make the packaging and print industry markedly safer by cutting fire risk.

They were also fast-tracked this year as one of Tata Steel’s approved suppliers.