A business that’s helped manufacturing and engineering firms secure more than £26million in tax reclaims is celebrating its tenth year of operation. R&D Tax Claims was launched in 2012 by accountant Mark Evans, with the aim of supporting businesses across both sectors reclaim money back from Research and Development activity. Initially running the company solo […]
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The collaboration will deliver bespoke AGVs across industries Siemens has partnered with Parmley Graham and AR Controls to produce smart automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to meet the growing demand across industries. At the heart of the innovation is the Siemens AGV kit, which includes SIMOVE, a standardised system platform for AGV applications and […]
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A supportive apprenticeship programme from Harley Haddow has supercharged the careers of eight young people in the engineering industry. The multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, which has offices in Edinburgh, London and Glasgow, has helped guide young people through university or college, while balancing on the job experience, and currently employs eight graduates. It also has four […]
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A&M EDM, precision engineers in the West Midlands hosted Andrew Mair, Chief Executive of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA) to commission new manufacturing equipment. A&M have used the super deduction capital allowance on equipment to invest £1,000,000 since October 2021 in two wire eroders, a large 5-Axis CNC mill and a spark eroder in response […]
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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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