In a significant milestone for UK-based metrology specialist AddQual, the Derby-based firm has successfully completed its most recent Nadcap audit for 3D Structured Light (3DSL) measurement with zero major and zero minor findings. This rare accomplishment positions AddQual among an elite group of organisations globally that operate at the highest levels of compliance, precision, and […]
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Swapping graphite for silicon to unlock scalable, sustainable and supply chain-secure EV batteries with dramatically improved performance AmpliSi, a University of Sheffield spin-out developing silicon anodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, has secured a £2 million pre-seed investment led by Northern Gritstone and Clean Growth Fund. AmpliSi was co-founded and spun out of the University of Sheffield […]
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DEScycle, a developer of next-generation metals processing infrastructure, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”), a global integrated business enterprise. The agreement represents the next phase of engagement between the two companies following MC’s investment in DEScycle last year. Under the agreement, DEScycle and MC have selected each other as preferred partners […]
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Postgraduate training that is personalised, flexible and taught by experts – that is what’s on offer from the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC), whose unique course aims to create the UK’s next generation of nuclear experts, with the skills to secure a sustainable and safe nuclear industry. Seven educational organisations in the UK who work together as […]
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Leading injection-moulding manufacturer, Heyside Group, is set to increase its production capacity after investing £500k in a major shift from traditional manual processes to a fully modernised, automated factory. Heyside Group, a family-run firm which produces high-volume PVC injection-moulded products for the traffic management, utilities and infrastructure sectors from its Oldham manufacturing site, has secured […]
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42 Technology, the Cambridge-based product development and manufacturing innovation consultancy, has been acquired by British Engines Group, an independent engineering group founded in 1922 and today with 1,600 people worldwide. 42 Technology (42T) is now one of nine businesses within the group. Under the new ownership, 42T will continue to operate as an independent consultancy, […]
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Staffordshire-based PJD Mechanical Engineering, part of engineering group and parent company, Ropsley Ltd, proudly announces the acquisition of the business and assets of Unit Engineers and Constructors Limited (UEC) from UnitBirwelco Limited. This strategic move takes the group’s turnover to beyond £50m, its direct employee headcount to more than 300, and will extend its offering into […]
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Lantek, a leading international company specialising in software solutions for the sheet metal industry, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Machitech, a Canadian manufacturer specialising in high-performance laser, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, to integrate Lantek software solutions into Machitech machines. The partnership represents a further step in Lantek’s international growth strategy and […]
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Pioneer Pump in Hadleigh, Suffolk, part of the Franklin Electric Group, has welcomed the acquisition of Geoquip Water Solutions and Hydrodif Products, completed on 17 December 2025, marking an important step in the Group’s continued growth strategy in the UK water and groundwater markets. The acquisition brings together Franklin Electric’s global scale, engineering capability and […]
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Global expansion is on the agenda for one of the UK’s leading manufacturing outsourcing specialists after it announced a major acquisition drive. PP Control & Automation, which works with over 20 of the world’s leading machinery builders, is heading towards a record £40m sales in 2026, with the longer-term aim of hitting £100m within […]
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