New technology and a strategic manufacturing partnership are set to accelerate Needham Group’s expansion plans in 2022. The Whitchurch-based company, which is one of the UK’s leading family-run technology firms, has set its sights on trebling revenues to £30m by 2024 and the first stage of this will involve growth in its laser marking business […]
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A leading supplier to the defence sector has completed a major digital transformation project that provides the agility needed to be a contender for new business resulting from the Government’s current national shipbuilding effort. Aish Technologies, which manufacturers equipment that houses the electronics used in the command-and-control systems of warships and submarines, has embarked on […]
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The boss of a major window and door fabricator has hit out at new Government legislation due to come into play in June that will see trickle vents become mandatory on all refurbishment/replacement projects. Conservatory Outlet’s Greg Kane believes the ‘ADF1’ regulation contravenes the demand for houses to be more energy efficient and could instead […]
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IES, a global provider of world-leading machine moving services, logistics, and project management in high technologies industries, has committed to expanding their apprenticeship opportunities and have signed up to Workforce for the Future programme. When it comes to employment and training, IES has provided the best opportunities for their employees since 1991 and have since […]
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Leading provider of agile supply chain solutions, Nulogy, is reporting that digitalisation is increasingly being recognised by global contract packers, manufacturers, and third-party logistics firms (3PLs) as a powerful tool to address the acute labour shortages present within the economy. With the latest global surge of COVID-19 and post Brexit consequences severely impacting labour capacity, […]
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Minister for Industry Lee Rowley visited an aerospace manufacturer to see the positive impact of new technology and digital skills introduced with support from Made Smarter. MSM aerospace fabricators (MSM), based in Middleton, develops and manufactures complex parts and assemblies for Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and has been engaged with the North West adoption programme […]
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A leading Birmingham industrialist has welcomed the recent ‘electrification’ investment into the West Midlands but called for the region to do more to make sure ‘local content supply’ is on the agenda. Grayson Thermal Systems’ Stuart Hateley believes we are poised to miss a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to ensure that all tiers of […]
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Conservatory Outlet Group is vowing to add to its 34 apprentices and empower its 312 staff members to ‘gold level’ standards, after securing a prestigious Investors in People (IiP) accolade for the first time. The UK’s leading manufacturer of high-quality windows, doors, home extensions and conservatory products has been recognised with a ‘We Invest in […]
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AstraZeneca, Saint-Gobain Formula and Zeeco Europe among companies signed up National Apprenticeship Week (NAW2022) chance to highlight alternative pathways, says Siemens Digital Industries MD A pioneering degree apprenticeship programme from Siemens Digital Industries has supercharged the careers of 60 engineers from companies across the UK. Among the companies who have signed up to the four-year […]
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Thomas Machin, EngD AMIChemE, Senior Technology Officer, Stream Sensing The rheology of a fluid system governs both in-process efficiency and final product quality and is critical to the manufacturing of many products, including food such as sauces, liquid personal care and household cleaning products and pharmaceuticals such as topical creams. If end products such as these are too thick, […]
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