When office furniture designer and manufacturer Verco secured one of its largest ever orders – a special desking project for the UK Government – it knew it could only deliver on time if it could rely on the performance of its Biesse machines. Biesse rose to the challenge, providing responsive engineering support and rapid online troubleshooting to meet Verco’s ambitious uptime targets. Fulfilling the exacting terms of the contract and delighting the customer, 5,500 MFC desk positions with Covid-protective MFC/Perspex and glass screening were delivered within four months.

A Seat in the Capital
Verco has a rich heritage in furniture making that stretches back more than a century, when High Wycombe was known as the chair making capital of the world.

Positive First Impressions
Verco’s first Biesse purchases were two second-hand machines: a Protec (built in 1999) for large panel processing and a smaller Rover 380 (built in 1992). Both are still in use by Verco today – testament to the longevity and build quality of Biesse machines. These were our first introduction to Biesse, so when we subsequently looked to purchase new machines we called them in to have a chat. When compared with other brands, Biesse’s machines were more competitive from a technical and pricing perspective, “says Peter Mitchell, Production Director at Verco.

These have since been joined by several other Biesse machines, including a VIET sander, Selco beam saws, Rover A Edge edge-banding CNCs and its newest purchase – a Rover A FT flat-bed router.

Housed within Verco’s 40,000 sq ft woodworking mill, this battery of furniture making equipment, in conjunction with a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, has established Verco as a leader in high quality commercial desking and table products.

Complex Components
“We were very aware of the magnitude of this project and the fact we had very little time to make all the components,” explains Peter. “Some of them needed secondary machining in terms of sizing, edging, shaping, routing and shape-edging, which are difficult but essential to get absolutely accurate all of the time. We knew we were going to have to rely heavily on the repeatability and reliability of our machines as we simply wouldn’t have enough time to make the job with any downtime.”

He continues: “Two machines that were absolutely crucial to the success of the project were the Rover A Edge machines, because we couldn’t perform shaped edge-banding with the same accuracy, repeatability and quality on any other machines, especially in the quantities required. Therefore guaranteeing uptime for these machines was paramount.”