Eurolink Business Park, St Helens, WA9 4YR Contact us today by calling 01744 816645 or email sales@contactauto.co.uk
Eurolink Business Park, St Helens, WA9 4YR Contact us today by calling 01744 816645 or email sales@contactauto.co.uk
Our vast experience in the electrical services space means we’ve been fortunate to work with a wide range of companies. With large industry leading companies, as well as with smaller, family-run business. From multi-national automotive companies, large oil refineries and pharmaceutical plants to bespoke packaging solutions, take advantage of our experience and technical expertise.
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Vauxhall Motors, owned by Stellantis, is Britains largest car manufacturer – and has utilised the services of CATS over many years. From replacing obsolete control equipment, to upgrading the PLC control systems on their paint mix and vehicle spray booths, we’re proud to say we have helped Vauxhall produce quality vehicles.
Add to this the advanced control systems we have built for Jaguar cars, Ford Halewood and Bentley Motors and we have developed extensive expertise in this field.
CATS has been working with NYNAS UK and ERL for over a decade to help maintain safe and smooth running of their Ellesmere Port plants.
Working in hazardous areas like the petrochemical industry present unique challenges that our team of experienced engineers have successfully overcome. Whether it is complete safety system upgrades, intrinsically safe panels build & install or routine maintenance and testing our highly trained staff have it covered.
It doesn’t mean we’re limited to automotive and oil companies –
Our services benefit enterprises of any size and in all industries.
You can be confident that CATS has the ability, experience and knowledge to provide a superior service for your business.
Here are some of the services we offer. Get in touch to find out how we can help with your project.
CATS is a dedicated provider of comprehensive machine safety solutions, committed to ensuring the highest standards of workplace safety and compliance. Every project is backed by NICEIC certification with enhanced hazardous area approval, we are accredited to ISO9001, CHAS and are Safe Contractor Approved.
Safety is essential for a productive working environment. We can help you keep hazardous areas safe and fully compliant with current regulations.
Upgrade your PLC and HMI for faster performance, enhanced reliability, real-time data access, and future-proof compatibility. Unlock smarter automation, reduce downtime, and boost productivity with intuitive interfaces and advanced diagnostics. Stay ahead of the competition — modernize your control systems today for efficiency, safety, and long-term savings.
We can offer an automation solution for your process. From upgrades of existing equipment to complete turnkey solutions. We have extensive knowledge of Siemens, Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric PLCs, SCADA & HMI, and we work with all of the leading automation equipment suppliers.
Our design engineers can provide a complete set of control panel electrical drawings, detailed layouts & schematics, terminal layouts and BOM/parts list.
We use EPlan & AutoCAD for our designs. We also build and install control panels to client supplied electrical drawings.
From initial Functional Design Specification (FDS) to client approval and sign-off, our highly qualified software and hardware engineering team work with you until project completion. We follow your company specific standards along with industry standards to develop control software and an electrical design to meet your requirements.
We can guide you through the integration of systems on your site during equipment upgrades and control changes. We ensure that the various systems are compatible and able to communicate with each other. Establishing networks between devices and from the shop floor to control room and at enterprise level.
We plan and install industrial networks including Profinet, EthernetIP and ethernet.
We are specialists in paint application control systems and work closely with paint application technology companies to install and integrate paint machines, spray robots, paint mix and supply systems into paint shops around the World.
We have installed conveyor and material handling control systems in industry for decades. From automotive, to packaging and food/grains handling our conveyor control systems are critical to many businesses across the UK.
Production errors are costly and you are paying in wasted material, lost production time and rework. Error proofing means you capture faults at source allowing you to identify and resolve issues promptly. We can help you add error proofing systems to your process to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Tracking individual parts and assemblies through your factory is crucial for supply, production and quality control systems. It can unlock critical information about your process, allowing analysis and optimisation of your business. We can provide a tracking solution tailored to your process, using part ID methods such as camera vision, RFID tags or barcode scanners.