In Broadcast - January 2021 - 44

44

www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 11 - Issue 1 | January 2021

InStudio

50 Unforgettable
Years of CP Cases

2021 marks the big 50th milestone for CP Cases and we thought this would
be a great opportunity to share some of our exciting and gripping history...

I

f you aren't already familiar with
CP Cases and what we do. In
short, we design and manufacture
protective equipment cases, 19″ racks
and rugged textiles products for
transport, operation and storage in a
variety of different markets spaces.
Customisation is our speciality and
our innovation and technology are
continually growing along with our
customer base and the markets we
operate in.
From our core proven products
to highly complex custom-made
solutions, we have manufactured
cases and racks for a wide variety of
customers and applications. We have
continued to cultivate into different
industries and essential sectors
with our knowledge and experience
increasing with every order.
With 5 decades worth of expertise
in the manufacturing industry, we are
confident we have the perfect formula.
The innovation, durability and highperformance materials guarantee that
CP Cases is the case provider of choice
for transport, operation and storage
situations.
It was been a long and interesting
road to the 50-year milestone, a
journey that we are proud to share
with you in this momentous year.
Our journey started...
The company started off its journey
in the Rock 'n' Roll Live Events
industry back in the '60s. Founders
Peter Ross and Chris Sherwin
saw a gap in the UK/ European
market for the need of more
ruggedised and protective case
for musicians to protect their
equipment in transit; both being
touring musicians themselves.
The duo saw their first flight
case in the late 60's for rock
band Deep Purple's bassist
Roger Glover bringing back
their Anvil case (that was made in
Peter's garage) from a US tour. From
this Peter and Chris decided to take
the entrepreneurial steps to develop
forward-thinking engineering with
CP Cases inducted as a registered
business in 1971.

The innovation started from the get
go with the very first CP logo drawn
up with a variety of wine glasses
turned upside down. The first ever
CP Cases flight case went to market
for the live music industry back in
the early 70's. After this, production
continued to flow with the introduction
of early Vulcanised Fibre cases; with
1978 seeing manufacture of rock
band The Moody Blues' touring cases;
highlighting how far we had come in
under a decade.
Peter and Chris continued to build on
their network within the Live Events
and music industry, supplying to
the touring talents of the world and
creating a name and good reputation
for themselves. CP Cases has since
evolved its experience and skillset
of flight cases to focus more on a
customised offering of designing and
manufacturing
protective
cases,
19 " racks and rugged textile bags;
now specialising predominantly in
the Defence, Medical and Broadcast
sectors. CP Cases also work within the
Energy & Marine and Police & Security
and keeps its connections within the
Live Events sector too.
Establishing our markets
As the company grew, new and
advanced approaches to solving
transportation and storage challenges
were developed for many industrial
and military environments. Aspects
of these are integrated into new

Factory floor at
Worton Hall

opportunities and projects
which bring added benefits
of long-term performance
reliability
and
increased
working life for our customers
equipment and systems. A key feature
of CP Cases' growth story has been
our innovative thinking and broad
understanding of our customers'
working environment. Combining
that with our deep knowledge and
expertise in material selection and
50 years of hands-on experience in
manufacturing processes. This enables
us to provide the ideal product that
matches perfectly the performance
and budget requirements.
Increasingly we can meet specific
requirements by customising one
of our many standard products
such as Amazon Cases and Racks
or ERv3 ruggedised 19 " rackmount
enclosures quickly, cost effectively
and with absolute confidence of a
tried and tested solution. Options for
customisation include climate control
for rackmount equipment using a
compressor or thermoelectric cooling
systems. EMC shielding, antistatic
or flame retardant attributes can be
selected for many of our standard
products.
This year sees a big focus on building
on our in-house manufacturing
capabilities, recent investments in
our new plastic moulding plant and
very latest technology sheet-metal
processing kit, we're delighted to
continue to deliver on our best
value for money and on-time
and objectives.
'Thank you to our CP family'
The CP family has continued
to cultivate in people and in
partners over the years. Our
amazing retention of staff
and partners really does
highlight our quality of work
and company ethos. There is a real
community presence throughout the
factory and we are not shy of all rolling
our sleeves up and pulling together to
get the job done.
CP Cases has seen a set of
hardworking,
enthusiastic
and

energetic workers throughout
the years who have been ready
and willing, and have fitted in to
our active culture nicely. Having
employees like this has inspired the
people around them, creating a strong
work ethic which is highlighted when
visitors tour our workplace.
We work collaboratively with our
overseas partners to achieve the
perfect end result. We feel now is a
perfect excuse to celebrate each and
every staff member and every partner
for the hard work and loyalty that has
helped us on the road to 50 years.
Like every company, there has been
a number of hurdles that we have
had to overcome (if these times are
anything to go by); but our passion,
innovation and talented team of
people has helped address those
challenging times and transform them
into positives. We are confident that
we can continue this into our future
thinking and keep on delivering
pioneering technology to fit to our
customers' requirements.
We are proud of what CP Cases
has achieved in the past 50 years,
working hard to get to the footing it is
at today. This foundation has shaped
an exceptional business model that's
providing engineering solutions to
companies and assisting in different
industries. We are honoured to be
building on that foundation and
creating CP Cases' next phase of
growth and evolution. Here is to the
next 50!
Keep up-to-date
If you wish to keep up-to-date
with our company journey over the
last 5 decades please Subscribe to
our
Newsletter
https://cpcases.
com/#newsletter-form. We will be
sending out monthly, never before
seen content delving into the
milestone moments of each decade.
Come & celebrate the 50 unforgettable
years of CP Cases with us.
CP Cases' products are available in a
wide range of standard sizes, and our
UK-based design team can create a
custom solution to meet (almost) any
application your product requires.
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://cpcases.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh8SFjoye7gIVmuvtCh2sSQwVEAAYASAAEgIP3vD_BwE https://cpcases.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh8SFjoye7gIVmuvtCh2sSQwVEAAYASAAEgIP3vD_BwE https://cpcases.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh8SFjoye7gIVmuvtCh2sSQwVEAAYASAAEgIP3vD_BwE https://cpcases.com/#newsletter-from https://cpcases.com/#newsletter-from https://cpcases.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh8SFjoye7gIVmuvtCh2sSQwVEAAYASAAEgIP3vD_BwE
In Broadcast - January 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of In Broadcast - January 2021
