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UK subcontractors report positive outlook and look ahead to post-COVID boom

The UK’s subcontract manufacturing sector appears to have weathered the COVID storm and is emerging from lockdown with exceptionally strong sales pipelines, according to a cross-section of the industry’s leaders.
3 weeks ago Dave Tudor
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Machined components firm invests in new Hurco machine

Wall Colmonoy (UK) has expanded its capabilities with a new Hurco VMX60Ui 5-axis CNC milling machine.
3 weeks ago Michael Tyrrell
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Arrowsmith takes-off with MSC

As a prominent Tier 1 subcontract supplier to some of the world’s leading aerospace OEMs, Queen’s Award for International Trade winner Arrowsmith Engineering has a reputation for being a high-quality…
1 month ago Dave Tudor
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Physics graduate drives subcontract success

When physics graduate Paul Cobb asked his father Reg in 1997 to help him invest in a subcontract machining business specialising in CNC sliding-head turning, Mr Cobb senior groaned; he…
1 month ago Dave Tudor
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Fledgling subcontractor hits the ground running

A new precision machining subcontract specialist has invested in ten Doosan machines from Mills CNC in its first three months of operation. PES reports.
1 month ago Michael Tyrrell
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Technogroup eyes up post-COVID growth

Trying to extract anything positive from the events of the past year or so is like banging your head against the proverbial brick wall, but for forward thinking businesses it…
1 month ago Dave Tudor
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KMF continues to invest in production and performance

Precision Engineering Firm KMF has invested in a significant piece of equipment which will double critical capacity.
2 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Pair of high-speed machining centres duplicated after 20 years

For an Oldham manufacturer, sterling service from a pair of Roeders VMCs prompted an almost identical investment 20 years later from the same supplier. PES reports.
2 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A tough machining decision made easy

A leading precision subcontractor, searching for a large capacity, powerful vertical machining centre has canvassed the marketplace and opted for a new Doosan machine tool from Mills CNC.
3 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A tube bending machine that’s ideal for subcontractors

Tube manipulation and pipe bending subcontractor, T&T Tubecraft, has invested in an new all-electric 130mm diameter multi-stack CNC tube bending machine from Unison.
3 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A turn for the better for Merseyside subcontractor

In August 2020, precision subcontractor Bryken took delivery of its sixth Miyano BNE-51MSY turn-mill centre, having bought its first as recently as June 2018. Collectively, Bryken’s fixed head machine investments…
3 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A productive partnership in sliding head technology

NSR Engineering, a Bristol-based subcontractor specialising in turned and milled components, is celebrating 20 years of success through its partnership with sliding head lathe supplier Star Micronics GB. PES reports.
5 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Turbocharging productivity

ELE Advanced Technologies is a company with an aerospace pedigree that dates back to 1955 when Earby Light Engineers (ELE) was founded to manufacture compressor blades for Rolls-Royce.
5 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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UK manufacturing update: Subcontracting bounces back strongly

The UK subcontract manufacturing market bounced back strongly in July and August after the COVID-19 lockdown.
6 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Continuous improvement never stops

Lockdown investment may have slowed significantly but pockets of activity are still keeping things ticking over.
9 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Subcontractor stays loyal to Okuma

Before starting his own contract machining business, Mick Catherine worked for another subcontractor that was in the vanguard of using a Japanese-built Okuma horizontal machining centre to turn large, often…
9 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Positive signs for subcontract market

The Contract Manufacturing Index shows the value of the market for contract and subcontract manufacturing services for machining, fabrication and other processes
9 months ago Dave Tudor
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Call to arms

The relentless spread of Covid-19 has shaken the world to its very core, affecting virtually everyone on the planet with a magnitude that has seen medical experts drawing comparisons to…
11 months ago Dave Tudor
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146 year-old British engineering firm starts £300K investment drive

One of the UK’s longest established engineering supply companies is targeting growth after announcing a £300,000 investment drive.
12 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A change for the better

Mach Machine Tools, part of the Vigilance Group, has recently supplied Surrey-based, precision subcontract specialist Delavale Engineering with two, new high-performance vertical machining centres.
12 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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A pivot point for automation

Founded in 1984 and having moved repeatedly to larger premises to cope with almost continuous growth in turnover, subcontractor Norjon Precision Engineering expanded yet again at the end of 2018…
12 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Ten vertical steps to expansion

Scottish subcontractor Cowie Engineering, established in 1999 with manual mills and a lathe, has doubled in size and found new markets thanks to its continued investment in Hurco machines.
12 months ago Michael Tyrrell
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Significant investment heralds radical changes

As technology advances and market conditions change, specialist subcontractor Mini Gears speeds up its internal processes, invests in new Inspection facilities, works towards Industry 4.0 and upgrades its CNC gear…
1 year ago Michael Tyrrell
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Faster machines for fast making

Rugby-based Raysun has developed its business from a designer and manufacturer of bespoke jigs and fixtures with a well-equipped toolroom facility to become one of the UK’s leading ‘fast make’…
1 year ago Michael Tyrrell
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