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Autolink highlights automotive excellence
30 Oct 2007
Autolink, the UKs premier automotive collaboration event is to be held again in Birmingham on the 10th April 2008. A number of Tier 1s have already agreed to participate, Kriss Akabusi has agreed to speak, and MAS and Accelerate have agreed to be sponsors.
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Welsh out in force at Manufacturing Technology Ireland
07 Nov 2007
With its manufacturing exports flourishing, Wales has proved its might yet again in the global manufacturing industry at Manufacturing Technology Ireland. International Business Wales, the overseas trade and investment arm of the Welsh Assembly Government, supported five exhibiting companies at the show.
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New ETB board members
07 Nov 2007
The Engineering and Technology Board, an independent organisation that promotes the essential role of science, engineering and technology in society, has appointed six new members to its Board of Trustees.
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Healthy growth in manufacturing orders
08 Nov 2007
Over the past three months, manufacturing has seen positive growth in new orders across most UK regions, despite the impact of the global credit squeeze on confidence, according to the latest quarterly Regional Trends Survey, published by the CBI and Experian.
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Midest turns spotlight on subcontractors in North Africa
01 Oct 2007
Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria will be countries of the year at the 37th Midest show, 13-16 November 2007, in Paris. The four day event will be the largest international gathering of subcontracting technical expertise and services for the processing of metals, plastics, electronics and electricity.
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Subcon 2008 complemented by key manufacturing shows
07 Nov 2007
Subcon, the annual exhibition for buyers of subcontract manufacturing, returns to the NEC, Birmingham, from 22 to 24 April 2008.
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K Final Report 2007
01 Nov 2007
K 2007 International Trade Fair Plastics & Rubber has closed its doors, and the dates of the next K are: K2010 27th October to 3rd November 2010, Düsseldorf. As the shop window of a growing and dynamic industry, it is perhaps no surprise that this year's optimistic expectations of K were topped.
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Shearline apprentice's achievements rewarded
07 Nov 2007
Michelle Spraggon, an employee at Cambridgeshire-based Shearline, has become the company’s latest apprentice to pick up an award for her achievements at the annual West Anglian Training Association (WATA) Apprentice of the Year Awards.
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Forgemasters show Minister the way on apprenticeships
10 Nov 2007
Skills Minister David Lammy saw at first hand how Sheffield engineering company Forgemasters is taking a lead on training and apprenticeships.
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MAS can’t afford to rest on its laurels says Minister
31 Oct 2007
Government initiatives such as MAS and the manufacturing industry as a whole can’t afford to rest on their laurels, says Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness.
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DavyMarkham engineers movement into new Gloucester lift bridge
16 Nov 2007
A Sheffield heavy engineering company has won a £750,000 contract for the mechanical, electrical and hydraulic elements for the new St Ann Way lifting bridge in Gloucester.
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Automated process choice will make toolmakers more competitive
18 Nov 2007
A three-year EU-sponsored research programme aims to make European toolmakers more competitive by helping them automatically select the best process for producing specific features.
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CRDM expands into new premises
04 Oct 2007
CRDM, one of the UK’s leading rapid prototyping companies, has moved into new premises to allow it to fulfil plans for expansion.
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Holden accelerates to double success
18 Nov 2007
A Hereford and Worcester automotive supplier has landed two of the industry’s leading regional honours.
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Recycling machine contract is a smashing opportunity for Ladbrook
19 Nov 2007
East Anglian engineering company Ladbrook has won a contract to manufacture glass recycling machines for London company Smash and Grab Recycling Ltd.
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CBI says demand is still steady
20 Nov 2007
Demand for manufactured goods has remained steady but prices are set to rise in the next three months, even as output growth is expected to slacken, say the CBI.
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Knowledge Transfer helps Morgan motor ahead
25 Nov 2007
One of world’s most traditional marques is making the most of the latest technology to improve efficiency and move into new international markets. The Morgan Motor Company, which currently manufacturers around 550 cars every year, is making the most of a series of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) with University of Central England’s ‘Technology Innovation Centre’ to add over £3m of new sales and boosting the development of future models.
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Hi-Finish puts the 'B' in Bentley
26 Nov 2007
Birmingham pressure die casting specialist, Hi-Finish Casting Ltd, has won the contract to supply Bentley with the ‘Flying B’ assemblies for its iconic radiator grilles. Support from Accelerate, the West Midlands automotive supply chain body, helped Hi-Finish secure the business.
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Aquajet raises its profile
22 Nov 2007
A contract cutting company in Coventry has invested £405,000 in new state-of-the-art machinery and larger premises. AquaJet Profiles Ltd has moved to a new 10,000 sq ft site in Charter Avenue, Canley, and unveiled a £240,000 water jet machining centre that can cut anything from rock to 10” thick titanium plate.
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BJF's lasers are fit for purpose
26 Nov 2007
A £1.3 million investment in new machines and apparatus has allowed BJF Profiling to strengthen its position in the ever growing shopfitting market.
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SSC invests in better bending
23 Nov 2007
SSC Laser Cutting has invested more than £100,000 in a Beyeler hydraulic press brake that will dramatically increase its capacity for bending and folding laser cut components.
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ThyssenKrupp Services purchases Apollo Metals Group
22 Nov 2007
Duesseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Services AG is expanding its aerospace materials services activities by acquiring a 100 percent stake in the UK-based company Apollo Metals Group, which includes Aviation Metals, for an undisclosed fee from Murray International Holdings, UK.
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UK manufacturers take to online sourcing
26 Nov 2007
British companies are increasingly using the internet to find suppliers, says research from MFG.com, the global marketplace for the manufacturing community. 78% of companies surveyed currently outsourced some proportion of their engineering parts manufacture, and 85% of these say that they are currently using the internet as a sourcing tool.
Accelerate chief steps down with a final rallying call
01 Nov 2007
David Malpass, is stepping down as senior operations manager for Accelerate, the automotive supply chain initiative in the West Midlands. During his highly successful ten-year reign, David helped to safeguard and create in excess of 60,000 jobs in the region, not to mention laying the foundations for a number of innovative manufacturing programmes.
