MNB Precision bags national award Coventry-based MNB Precision Engineering has won the prestigious accolade of Manufacturer of the Year (under £25m turnover) at the recent Insider Made in the UK Awards held at Coventry’s Ricoh…
Bombardier Belfast reacts to Mitsubishi buying CRJ programme A spokesperson for Bombardier's Belfast plant has reacted to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) acquiring the CRJ regional jet programme.
Investment in a one-of-a-kind fibre laser Special project engineering provider, Barrnon, has invested in a new, modified laser cutting machine from MBA Engineering, to work with its unique source from IPG Photonics featuring a beam splitter.
Aurrigo delivers autonomous baggage solution for Heathrow Aurrigo, the UK autonomous vehicle specialist, has developed a new way of transporting luggage around airports.
New funding for UK aerospace R&D projects announced The Government has announced new investment for UK SMEs to develop new solutions to UK aerospace industry challenges.
600 Group acquires Control Micro Systems 600 Group, the diversified industrial engineering company, has announced the acquisition of US-based Control Micro Systems (CMS), an industry-leading solutions provider for integrated laser applications.
New partnership set to solve the skills gap for engineering To address the engineer skills shortage and to keep up with manufacturing demand, UK manufacturers would need to recruit an additional 203,000 skilled engineers each year until 2024, according to…
GKN breaks ground on technology centre in Bristol GKN Aerospace has broken ground on a 10,000m2 UK Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Bristol and has secured 25 collaboration partners for the new centre.
O2 to help driverless cars stay connected outside towns and cities The UK Space Agency is joining forces with O2 to develop technology needed to keep driverless cars connected out of towns and cities.
Telford hot dip galvanising firm secures £300k in new business One of the UK’s longest established hot dip galvanisers has enjoyed a strong quarter after securing nearly £300,000 of new business.
Government's Industrial Strategy delayed by Brexit UK manufacturers are frustrated with Brexit delaying the development of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
Successful Paris for Airbus is a boost for UK wing manufacturing Airbus achieved new business for 363 commercial aircraft at Paris Air Show 2019, the wings for which are made in the UK.
Nissan’s Sunderland plant marks 10 million vehicles built Nissan’s Sunderland manufacturing plant has celebrated reaching the milestone of 10 million vehicles made from its production line.
Virgin Atlantic order for A330neo is good news for Rolls-Royce Virgin Atlantic made a significant order for the Airbus A330neo last week at Paris Air Show, which is exclusively powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine.
British business sitting on £600bn that could be used to fund growth British businesses could have £593 billion locked up in excess working capital, potentially hampering growth and leaving them exposed to economic uncertainty, according to new research from Lloyds Bank Commercial…
Cleared for take-off Seco Tools' popular ‘Inspiration through Innovation’ advanced manufacturing best-practice event will take place from 9-10 October at its Technology Centre in Alcester. This year, the event will be focused exclusively…
Mazak celebrates award win with Worcestershire 5G Consortium Yamazaki Mazak is celebrating after helping the Worcestershire 5G Consortium win ‘Most Commercially Viable Use Case’ at the inaugural 5G Realised ‘Use Case Awards’.
Lights-out manufacturing achieved at Cornish subcontractor Investment in a new CNC mill-turning machine at WES Hardmetal Engineering has secured lights-out manufacturing for the precision engineering firm.
Taking the weight out of the equation delivers £3m contract boost Delivering complex components for new automotive ‘light-weighting’ projects is reaping dividends for a Black Country supplier.
Funding announced for innovative ideas to transform UK railways The UK rail network is set to become more efficient, greener and cleaner thanks to new funding for innovative ideas from the Department for Transport (DfT)
New system for offline fluid cleaning Eclipse Magnetics has enhanced its range of advanced magnetic filtration systems with a new addition – the FiltraMag+ Mobile Unit.
Wenzel Metrology UK to make waves at Made in the Midlands Wenzel Metrology UK is set to build on its recent momentum in the East Midlands by exhibiting at the upcoming Made in the Midlands expo, taking place on Thursday 20th…
Advanced Grinding Solutions expands UK operations Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS), the Midlands based supplier of a wide range of grinding and finishing machines and associated equipment, has moved to a new and larger industrial unit on…
Energy management saves 30 Yorkshire manufacturers £500k Control Energy Costs (CEC), one of the UK’s leading utility management specialists, is setting its sights on further expansion after setting up a new Yorkshire operation.
