The Chorley-based engineered timber specialist’s investment involves the installation of two MiTek Posi Strut Runner machines.

One machine has been added to an existing line at Palgrave Brown’s Yeovil site, while the other forms part of a new Posi-Joist manufacturing operation at the company’s Widnes branch.

The investment means both sites can now offer integrated roof truss and flooring systems solutions.

Sales and design support has also been strengthened, with new Posi-Joist designers at each site and the opening of a sales and central design office in Nuneaton.

&#8220The addition of a flooring department within each of our roof truss operations is proving invaluable as the synergies are fantastic. We use the same design software, the same hardware, design and estimating resource for both product ranges”

Dave Atkins,Palgrave Brown national product manager for Posi-Joists

The expansion represents phase two of a planned rapid development programme for the company’s Posi-Joist division, which started with the commissioning of an orginal MiTek machine at Yeovil 18 months ago.

Palgrave Brown said customer demand for Posi-Joist had grown ahead of forecasts as builders seized the benefits of integrated flooring and roofing solutions to save time and hassle on site.

Dave Atkins, the company’s national product manager for Posi-Joists, said: “The addition of a flooring department within each of our roof truss operations is proving invaluable as the synergies are fantastic. We use the same design software, the same hardware, design and estimating resource for both product ranges.”