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Targeting opportunities with the major aerospace primes has seen a Lancashire manufacturing specialist invest £1.2m into state-of-the-art CNC technologies. TGM, which is part of the £43m Aero Services Global (AS.G) Group, has just completed its first parts for a MoD contract on its recently installed Zimmermann FZ33 compact milling machine. The long bed capabilities, machine […]

This year, the Talent in Logistics Award for Forklift Operator of the Year will be determined by a series of virtual competition finals in September, specially adapted to keep people socially distanced and safe. The Forklift Operator of the Year award, delivered in partnership with UniCarriers, will be filmed and made available to watch via […]

A network of world-leading research and innovation centres has taken one of the UK’s largest ever deployments of Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), which works with more than 120 industrial partners including Boeing, Rolls-Royce, McLaren Automotive, BAE Systems and Airbus, has signed an agreement with PTC to […]

World-leading digital manufacturer Protolabs has secured an global accolade for demonstrating excellence in health and safety. The company received a RoSPA Gold Health & Safety Award for ensuring its staff, customers, contractors and any visitors to its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Shropshire remain safe. “We are delighted to have won a RoSPA Gold Health & […]

Two precision engineering specialists were recognised for their commitment to quality and delivery performance this week as the Farnborough International Airshow went ‘virtual’. Arrowsmith Engineering and TGM, both part of the £43million Aero Services Global Group (AS.G), were given the SC21 Silver and SC21 Bronze awards respectively for their ongoing ability to manufacture complex components […]

Creating flexible manufacturing facilities will support industry’s recovery from Covid-19 according to the head of one of the UK’s leading engineering experts. Steve Dunn, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce and Unipart joint venture business MetLase, believes the firm’s pioneering work in the VentilatorChallengeUK consortium highlights how technology proven in the aerospace sector has been used in […]

Getting people travelling safely again during the Covid-19 pandemic is a key priority for Governments across the world and a Stafford-based business is proving to be part of the solution. Addmaster, a leading developer of performance enhancing additives for the plastic, paper, textile, paintings and coatings industry, is currently working with the aviation sector to […]

A group that represents over 200 companies from the metalforming sector believes the Chancellor has missed an opportunity to protect thousands of manufacturing positions by not implementing industry stimulus packages and failing to adopt a reverse job retention scheme. The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) is urging the Government to stop delaying support that key […]

As businesses begin to reopen across the county, three local businesses have seen how support can come full circle. James Worthington, Managing Director of Telford firm MyWorkwear, was in Bridgnorth this week to collect his renovated Jaguar XK8 from Classic Motor Cars Ltd. However, this was not just any normal car collection; it is part […]