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Recognising the threat that climate change represents, JJ Churchill has signed up to the SME Climate Commitment and will halve its greenhouse emissions in less than eight years, achieve Net Zero by 2050 and formally report every year on progress. The aerospace industry has an important and highly visible role in tackling climate change, and […]

One of the West Midlands leading training providers is heralding an Apprenticeship boom from employers as they strive to act quickly to find solutions to growing recruitment issues. Gareth Jones, Managing Director at In-Comm Training, believes firms are facing a race to find the talent they need, with job vacancies at a record high and […]

A £250,000 investment drive with Worcester Presses is helping a leading Black Country metal pressing specialist take advantage of new domestic and reshoring opportunities. Cotmor Tool & Presswork, which employs 16 people at its Brierley Hill factory, has seen sales soar to £2m following the easing of lockdown and is now setting its sights on […]

Toyota Material Handling is helping vulnerable people in the East Midlands by donating a counterbalance forklift and two hand pallet trucks completely free-of-charge to the Leicester South foodbank. Toyota will also maintain and service the trucks at no cost and is providing driver training lessons to volunteer staff at the foodbank to ensure that the […]

Customers and supplier partners are invited to attend a free virtual event with stand-up comedian Jim Williams, other special guest speakers and the chance to win great prizes Farnell, an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, invites customers and supplier partners to the Big Winter Event celebration taking place on […]

Company hosts Women in STEM event, inching closer to 50/50 gender parity by 2025 Siemens has continued its drive to increase the number of women in engineering with a recruitment event to spot the STEM talent of the future. Female students from universities across the UK attended Siemens’ UK headquarters in Manchester where they met […]

A significant £1.5m investment in a new high-speed production cell is helping a 159-year-old metal stamping specialist deliver a major contract to the Middle East. Brandauer, which employs 63 people at its Birmingham factory, has strengthened its long-term partnership with Bruderer by installing a BSTA410-100, which is capable of up to 41 tonnes, 1600 strokes […]

UK based abrasives specialist, Norton, is promoting the importance of training by offering free online live webinars to support metal fabricators after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s no secret that since the pandemic began in March 2020, ever-changing restrictions and limited face-to-face time quickly began to take its toll on workshops and construction […]