A ripple effect of digital transformation is sweeping through a rural industrial estate where five manufacturers are modernising operations with support from Made Smarter. The government-funded programme, which helps SMEs adopt technologies and embrace digital leadership skills, has found particular success in Whitestake, west...
Since 1983, Peter Josef Klein Feinmechanik GmbH (PJK), a 50-employee subcontractor based in Sankt Augustin, near Bonn in western Germany, has been producing precision components and assemblies from aluminium, titanium, stainless steel and high-performance plastics for customers principally in the...
One of the Black Country’s fastest growing exporters has achieved another major milestone by recording its best-ever year of trade with India. Alloy Wire International (AWI), a specialist supplier of round, flat and profile wire, sent more than £650,000 of...
RPH Manufacturing, a tier one supplier based in Wimborne, has consistently prioritised precision, efficiency, cleanliness and innovation throughout its long history. At the helm is owner and managing director Richard Haim, whose passion for engineering, which began 57 years ago,...
The recent Industrial Strategy released by the government has highlighted the logistics industry as a key sector in the progression and development of the British economy over the next ten years. But while industry growth has been identified as an...
Some of the world’s leading companies will be connecting with SMEs at the EMCON engineering and manufacturing showcase in September. With just over three months before the event, which will be held at Sunderland Live in Houghton-le-Spring on September 18,...
The Sempre Group, a provider of metrology products and services to industries such as aerospace, medical devices and automotive, has enhanced its ability to support customers by investing in a Hurco VM10i vertical machining centre (VMC). Recognising a growing demand...
In September 2024, a third-generation Cincom A20-VIILFV sliding-head turning and milling centre of 20 mm bar capacity was added to the small parts turning section at bicycle aftermarket components manufacturer, Hope Technology, Barnoldswick. Then in May this year, a 12...
~Why insurance needs to evolve with the sector~ Steve Fletcher, Joint Head of Corporate at Gallagher’s UK Retail Birmingham Office, shares how the manufacturing industry is adapting to a more complex risk environment—and why insurance has a bigger role to...
InspecVision, a leading manufacturer of precision inspection systems for quality control, has been honoured by King Charles at a reception for the 2025 King’s Awards for Enterprise recipients at Windsor Castle. The King was joined by the Princess Royal, the...
