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09/12/2010
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Manufacturing group Crown Bevcan reports that Brammer came to its rescue recently, transporting equipment via taxi from France to its Leicester plant overnight, to keep production running.
 Christie Weaving (pictured), who manages the industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm's Leicester branch received the urgent call for bearings at her home. However, Crown Bevcan's shaft system also broke down that same evening, leaving the manufacturer with a potential crisis.
As well as arranging urgent supply of the required bearings, Weaving organised a taxi from the UK to meet a French taxi bringing a replacement shaft – made to order for the canning industry and so not readily available form another source – from Crown Bevcan's site at Custines, near Nancy in eastern France.
The two taxi drivers met at 3:00am French time in Calais. Meanwhile Weaving remained in contact with the UK driver throughout the night by text to ensure the rendezvous worked.
What could have been a major crisis was resolved in less than 12 hours, with all parts reaching Crown Bevcan's Braunstone plant by 8:30am.
"Once again, Brammer have pulled out all the stops to ensure that our line is up and running as quickly as possible," comments Paul Reeves, beverage mechanical engineer at Crown Bevcan.
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Brian Tinham
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