LATHE maker 600 UK has extended the brief of its long-standing agent in Denmark.

The Heckmondwike-based machine tools group has appointed distributor Herstad and Piper to manage distribution arrangements for all manual and CNC lathes, including the Harrison lathe range.

Herstad and Piper has been the distribution agent for the Colchester lathe range for more than 20 years. More than 3,000 manual and CNC lathes have been sold in Denmark in recent years.

Howard Bamforth, 600 UK sales director, said: “Scandinavia has always seen strong demand for Colchester and Harrison lathes and we have always enjoyed a strong relationship with Niels and his technical team at Herstad and Piper, so it seems the natural choice to extend our distribution agreement with them to cover our Harrison lathe range in Denmark too.”