Laser Cutting

GF Laser celebrates its tenth year of trading this year, but who are they and how did they get there? June 2006 saw GF Laser install it’s first laser cutting machine, this was a five axis Trumpf laser machine that is still in use today. The laser was bought to take advantage of the growing […]

Press Release (28 June 2016) Dudley-based GF Laser is celebrating 10 years as a leading supplier of subcontract flatbed 2D and five-axis 3D laser cutting services. The company, which has grown into a £2 million turnover, 20-employee business, started trading in 2006 with a newly acquired TRUMPF TLC CUT 5 five-axis laser, a machine that

One piece of news which has been effectively buried with last weeks shock news that the next US President will be one with zero political experience is details of The Royal Bank of Scotland’s compensation package to “squeezed firms” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37903541. It’s interesting that many commentators are making direct links to Brexit and Trump and the

As part of our ongoing expansion plans we have taken on additional space to support our growth plans over the next five years. Additional space has been secured a few hundred yards away from our Narrowboat Way headquarters in Dudley which makes it an ideal location to support our ever growing laser cutting capabilities. The

At GF Laser we are always looking to improve productivity using technology to increase efficiency. We currently use a number of systems in the following areas: Sales Order Processing All enquiries are logged and quotations constructed within our Clarity system. When an order is placed the quotation status is then changed and a Works Order

Today sees the government unveil a ten point plan as part of a new industrial strategy to drive growth in UK manufacturing. Whilst any focus on rebalancing the economy is welcome, companies need action not soundbites so it will be interesting to see if Theresa May is fully committed to pushing through initiatives that benefit

When GF Laser started in business, over 10 years ago, the laser cutting of aluminium was something that was quite specialist. Some subcontract laser cutting companies wouldn’t even cut the material because of the fact that it tended to burr and was generally problematic to run. Furthermore, the reflective properties of aluminium mean that there

Laser Cutting at Grazebrook Dudley As with any laser cutting business continual investment is vital to keep the company growing and to remain competitive as laser cutting machines become faster and faster. With this in mind GF Laser purchased their fifth laser cutting machine in May 2017 which is now up and running and ready

GF Laser and Aberdeen Art have worked together on a number of laser cut pieces throughout GFL’s 10 years of business. Because of the outstanding designs Aberdeen Art have produced for the company in the past, we thought it would be appropriate to ask Aberdeen Art to design a special piece that we displayed at

GF Laser recently exhibited at the Made in the Midlands Show and overall the sales & marketing team felt it was worthwhile attending. Attending any exhibition is always a risk for a company as so many factors such as timing, weather and stand position can affect success. In addition, success is quite hard to measure