A business support programme that has created and safeguarded over 10,000 manufacturing jobs is urging local authorities to ensure assistance is still in place under the new funding landscape. Bosses at the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which provides grants and dedicated consultancy to SME manufacturers in 18 LEP regions, are warning that the potential gap […]
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The global headquarters of pharmaceutical thermal protection specialist Tower Cold Chain has been officially opened by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma, Member of Parliament for Reading West. Tower Cold Chain manufactures robust, reliable and reusable supply chain containers, which are used worldwide to transport temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical, life-science and biotech products. A fast-growing business, Tower recently […]
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Siemens graduates help create collaborative artwork through innovation as part of a UK-wide celebration of the great outdoors Graduate engineers from Siemens have developed an innovative, geo-locating lighting system being used as part of the Green Space Dark Skies project to create artworks in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The lights, named […]
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Rushlift, the specialist materials handling and airport ground support equipment and service provider, has proved that it’s a “great company to work for”, say staff, with a list of fourteen employees celebrating long-service achievement awards in 2022 – in all, totaling 340 years of continuous service. Carl Whyment, Managing Director at Rushlift says: “This is […]
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CDI120 is Toyota Material Handling UK’s first ever purpose-built automated pallet carrier It integrates with the company’s existing Autopilot vehicles and the T-ONE management system to form a fully integrated warehouse solution Toyota Material Handling UK has unveiled its latest frontier in warehouse automation: CDI120, an AGV designed specifically as a pallet carrier. CDI120 is […]
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A leading sustainable MEP design consultancy has made several key promotions across the business as it steps up its strategic growth plans. Black and White Engineering (B&W), with offices around the globe, has announced the appointment of Scott Wilson as UK and Europe regional head of sustainability, three technical directors, Charlie Bater, Karl Snowball and […]
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Teepee Electrical has signed an extension with one of the UK’s leading emergency appliance manufacturers that will see it support a concerted roll-out of its new electric vehicles. The Black Country-based company will supply complex harnesses and wiring looms to Emergency One’s latest electric fire engines, which are increasingly destined for use across the UK […]
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A family-run manufacturing company, which has served Sheffield for over 50 years, is hoping to tune in to a new phase of growth after securing grant funding from the South Yorkshire Business Productivity Programme. Blake UK designs, supplies and manufactures a wide range of aerials, CCTV systems, Wi-Fi signal boosting equipment and networking products for […]
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Alloy Wire International (AWI) has set its sights on future growth after it announced work had begun on a new warehouse in the Black Country. The UK’s leading manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire is spending over £500,000 into the construction of a dedicated 2880 square foot space alongside its existing Narrowboat Way factory. […]
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Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce that the Global Certification forum’s (GFC) Certification Agreement Group (CAG) has approved the industry first Dual Connectivity Protocol Conformance test for Standalone (SA) 5G New Radio (NR) on the ME7834NR Protocol Test Platform at their CAG#70 meeting held in April 2022. NR Dual Connectivity (NR DC) allows a device […]
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