Category: Company News

Pre-Met has invested £500,000 into relocating the operations and welding technology of Quality Springs & Pressings (QSP) – a business it bought at the start of January. The leading metal pressings and stamping specialist has upgraded factory-wide electrical supply, freed up 10,000 sq ft of production space and created dedicated welding bays to support new […]

‘Excellent Level’ certification has been confirmed again for the year 2025 under the Caterpillar ‘Supplier Excellence Recognition (SER)’ program. Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT), one of the world’s leading Off-Highway tire manufacturers, has been awarded the “Excellence Level” for the fourth consecutive year. The accolade is part of the global Supplier Excellence Recognition (SER) program by […]

Offsite manufacturing specialist, Premier Modular, has expanded its apprenticeship programme to include three additional business divisions – now offering placements across all business divisions.     Opening up apprenticeships in its commercial, planning and stores teams, Premier Modular is welcoming two quantity surveyors, a document controller and a business admin. This expansion forms part of its long-term […]

Multi-disciplinary firm adi Group is celebrating the beginning of another year of its pre-apprenticeship scheme, which has successfully helped a number of young people embark on a rewarding engineering career. Founder, Alan Lusty, launched the scheme in 2016 with the ambition to revolutionise the future of engineering and help resolve issues around youth skills development […]

As an industry-leading UK machine tool distributor, Dugard has announced a strategic restructuring that has transformed the company from a complex shareholder structure to a focused three-director leadership team. The new structure features Eric Dugard alongside Sales Director Colin Thomson and Managing Director Jamie Young, all of whom are active operational leaders within the business. […]

Leader in sustainable drainage solutions for almost 20 years introduces game changing GSHC system to UK market As the UK faces its most severe water shortages in nearly a century*, this has become a significant challenge for new developments, particularly data centres for example which require millions of litres of water a year to maintain […]

FANUC, the world’s leading robot manufacturer, has received a significant order to supply a state-of-the-art paint system, including paint robots and advanced application technology, to a European luxury carmaker. Almost 50 FANUC robots will paint both car bodies and plastic add-on parts such as bumpers. “We are managing the entire project, including installation,” says Jan […]

Initial order received under new long-term purchase agreement for up to 28,000 connected gas detectors with four-year service Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, today announced that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s leading energy producers, has placed its first purchase order under a […]

SCC Ltd becomes latest firm to become employee-owned Holywood engineering firm, SCC Ltd, has become the most recent NI company to move to an employee ownership trust model. The MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) consulting engineers has made the transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT) model which essentially, gives the team more responsibility on […]