New members, new venues, and a new Buyers Guide

20 September, 2022

Three new members have recently joined the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association, helping to achieve the largest membership in the association’s history.

Innovation, discovery and interactive demonstrations at PPMA Total Show

14 September, 2022

PPMA Total Show 2022, the processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, is returning to the NEC Birmingham from 27 to 29 September. The three-day event will provide a platform for innovation and live demonstrations of production machinery, act as a central hub for networking, expert knowledge and information share as well as present a rich showground of discovery for visitors seeking new solutions to enhance business performance.

Big Bang crowns the UK Young Engineer of the Year

12 September, 2022

Avye Couloute, a year-nine student from Surbiton High School, has been crowned as the UK Young Engineer of the Year for her project she entered into The Big Bang Competition.

Savery Hydraulics expands into additional warehouse in Coventry

06 September, 2022

Savery Hydraulics has expanded its existing Coventry headquarters. The British engineering firm, whose name has been associated with engineering since the industrial revolution, has signed for an additional 23,000 sq ft unit at Grovelands Industrial Estate, Longford Road.

Double celebrations at Derek Lane & Co

01 September, 2022

Mark Venn (centre), Derek Lane’s commercial director, receiving his Sales Person of the Year Award at the Flowtech Fluid Power Group’s annual sales conference held at the Belfy Golf club. Sharing in the celebrations is Nick Fossey, chief operations officer at Fluid Power Group (left); and Bryce Brooks, chief executive officer, Flowtech Fluid Power Group

The team at Derek Lane & Co had twice as many reasons to celebrate in June as two members of staff, Mark Venn and Sam Darke, both walked away with prestigious awards. 

Bosch Rexroth to buy HydraForce

30 August, 2022

Bosch Rexroth has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HydraForce, Inc., based in Lincolnshire, Illinois US. HydraForce’s extensive portfolio of products complements the existing product portfolio of Bosch Rexroth’s compact hydraulic business unit.

Hydreco Hydraulics exhibits new products for energy and oil & gas at ONS show in Norway

24 August, 2022

The new Hydreco range of aluminum external gear pumps on display at ONS is made in the new production site in Parma, Italy. The HY series is provided with an aluminium alloy housing, two gear wheels supported by sleeve bearings and cast-iron flange and cover.

From 29 August to 1 September 2022, Hydreco Hydraulics will be showing its new solutions at ONS, the trade fair for energy and Oil & Gas equipment, with over 1200 exhibitors, to be held in Stavanger exhibition centre, Norway.

Digitalise to survive, recover and grow

23 August, 2022

SME manufacturers across all sectors are being urged to accelerate technology adoption to adjust to the economic challenges around the supply chain, energy costs, post-Brexit and COVID.

Parker receives ISO 15848-1 Class C low emissions certification for industrial ball and needle valves

18 August, 2022

Parker Hannifin, a leader in motion and control technologies,has announced it is unveiling a series of valves tested to ISO 15848-1 Class C, a standard that sets out the measurement, test and qualification procedures for fugitive emissions from industrial valves.

University collaborations help female engineers transform into eco-innovators

16 August, 2022

Women-led engineering businesses are benefiting from a programme which enables academia-industry collaboration to create innovative low carbon goods, processes and services, and help female engineers transform into eco-innovators.

Talking Industry podcast – The Benefits of Digitalisation in Manufacturing (PT1) now available

09 August, 2022

Part one of the latest Talking Industry podcast – The Benefits of Digitalisation in Manufacturing is now available.

Italia Demolizioni chooses Doosan for new machinery fleet

28 July, 2022

New Doosan equipment has been chosen for the machinery fleet at Italia Demolizioni, a start-up based in Lombard in Italy, specialising in civil and industrial demolition, excavation and reclamation. The Doosan machines were purchased for use on several new contracts, the first of which is the demolition of the former Piero Pirelli Institute located in the Business District of Bicocca in Milan, where a new Doosan DX380LC-7 crawler excavator has been working.

Finning acquires Hydraquip

19 July, 2022

Finning, authorised dealer of Cat equipment and parts in the UK and Ireland, has acquired Hydraquip, the UK-based independent provider of mobile hydraulic services. The move complements the company’s extensive product support offering across key customer industries.

Fluke develops new European HQ in Eindhoven with customer experience at its heart

12 July, 2022

Fluke, the manufacturer of compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools and software, has launched its new European Headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands, which includes a 400sqm customer experience centre. For the first time, customers will not only be able to see Fluke’s range of world-class tools, but experience using them in a variety of real-world applications.

Ashton Seals and Parker Prädifa extend distribution agreement

07 July, 2022

Ashton Seals Ltd has recently extended its agreement to be a distributor for Parker Prädifa, the global solutions provider in the field of designing, developing and manufacturing sealing systems and engineered components made from polymer materials.