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Expansions Attract New and Diverse Customers
01 May 2004
Last month, fabrication and machining engineers A.Taylor and Son (Leeds) Ltd returned from a successful Subcon exhibition with enquiries from a number of high profile clients in various new technology sectors. Celebrating 140 years of service to the manufacturing industry this year, A.Taylor has self financed three major expansions in the last 10 years and continues to provide added value, high quality, medium to heavy fabrications, with supplementary machining, to a diverse and growing customer base.
Awards Won For Forming, Fabrication and Assembly
01 May 2004
Cambridgeshire-based Shearline Engineering won the top award in the Best Subcontractor (Assembly and Finishing) category at the Metalworking Production Awards at Subcon last month. Shearline also received a 'Highly commended' award in the Forming and Fabrication category.
Vintage Steam Lorry 's Boiler Needed Special Skills to Make New Jacket
01 May 2004
Deepdale Engineering in Dudley has gained a reputation in the restoration business for their quality and skill which has seen them work on projects from tall ships to steam locomotives. The company recently came to the rescue during the televised restoration of a 1931 Sentinel Steam Lorry.
'Best Subcontractor' Awards Supply Partner
01 May 2004
Fife Fabrications (FiFAB) of Glenrothes, itself, a winner of major international awards, has awarded Wilson Tool International of Swindon as its 'Supply Partner of the Year'. A few months later, at the recent Metalworking and Production Awards 2004, FiFAB received Highly Commended awards for: Best Subcontractor Forming & Fabrication, Best Subcontractor Assembly & Finishing, and Best Partnership Development.
Coating Business Joins Metal Improvement Group
01 May 2004
E/M Coating Services has been acquired by the Metal Improvement Company (MIC). The state-of-the-art facility in Evesham will work closely with MIC's five other facilities in the UK to provide a full range of metal surface treatment technologies for protection of critical metal components against fatigue, fretting, corrosion and wear.
Software Upgraded to Prepare for Nadcap Audit
01 May 2004
Brenda Grove, managing director of Stainless Plating Ltd, Sheffield is currently awaiting the results of the first Nadcap audit of her metal finishing facility. The company has been running Metfin software, from Sumari Business Systems, since 1995 to route batches to more than 170 vats, but needed to upgrade to the latest Windows version to prepare for the audit.
Polished Bronze Plated Shelf Provides New Home For the Arniston Stones
01 May 2004
R.Wilson & Co Ltd (Zachrome), Derbyshire, one of the largest bronze electroplating specialists in the UK, completed an extraordinary job this month for the Scottish Parliament. The new parliament building at Holyrood required a prestigious bracket to display pieces of stone from the pre-1707 Scottish Parliament building.
Unique Laser Peening Facility is First in Europe
01 May 2004
Metal Improvement Company (MIC) has opened its first European-based laser peening production facility in Earby, Lancashire. The state-of-the-art production facility is only the second of its kind in the world to offer this unique technology for use on turbine engine components for commercial aircraft.
Finishing Specialist Fixes a new Feather in its Cap
01 May 2004
Aerospace and industrial finishing specialist Ashton & Moore Ltd, has recently achieved the prestigious Nadcap accreditation for chemical processing, and was one of the first in the UK to do so. Ashton & Moore has already held Nadcap approval for its non-destructive testing services, for three years, and the latest audit report was so good as to warrant an 18 month period before the next audit.
Hi-Tech Beam Welding Boosts Joining Services
01 May 2004
The purchase of two leading edge beam-welding machines has helped Creative Instrumentation to increase its capacity for contract vacuum join welding. The company is one of Europe's leading specialists in fine-tolerance joining technology and has been providing sub-contract joining and welding services for over 30 years.
