Gruppo Bianchi invests in Ehrco

19 January, 2017

Gruppo Bianchi, parent company of Antifriction Components Ltd., is making a significant investment in Ehrco, an independent supplier of hydraulic hose and fitting products in the UK distribution market.

Superior wins at the South West National Apprentice Awards

12 January, 2017

Superior, a Dorset manufacturer of high integrity O-rings and seals, was a winner at the South West National Apprenticeship Awards 2016, winning the ‘Employer of the Year’ category.

Filtration Group welcomes Mahle Industrial Filtration to its portfolio

06 January, 2017

Filtration Group, a subsidiary of Madison Industries, has taken over the Industrial Filtration division of Mahle. Last autumn, Mahle announced that it wanted to withdraw from the industrial filtration business. The division employs around 900 people worldwide.

Occo takes up the Brexit challenge

03 January, 2017

Occo Coolers (Telford), the UK provider of bespoke cooling solutions, says it will meet the challenge of Brexit head on with plans to advance even further into the global market.

NFPC Industry Open Day 2017

22 December, 2016

The National Fluid Power Centre (NFPC) will be holding its Industry Open Day on Wednesday 15 February 2017.

Dawson Shanahan opens engineering apprentice training school

22 December, 2016

Precision engineering company, Dawson Shanahan, has opened a dedicated apprentice training school at its Welshpool-based engineering facility.

Professor of vacuum science conferred as an emeritus professor of the University of Huddersfield

15 December, 2016

Professor John Colligon has been conferred an emeritus professor on his retirement from the University. Professor Colligon received a First Class Bachelor of Engineering degree at the University of Liverpool in 1958 and went on to complete a Degree of Doctor in Philosophy within the Faculty of Engineering at the same university in 1962.

IMI Precision Engineering launches ‘Man’s Most Marvellous Machine’s campaign

15 December, 2016

IMI Precision Engineering is championing the inventiveness, imagination and innovation of the engineering world with the launch of a new campaign. The Man’s Most Marvellous Machine’s campaign sets out to celebrate everything that is amazing about machinery and automation.

Distag QCS opens new tube manipulation facility

09 December, 2016

Distag QCS (UK) Ltd. has opened its new branch at J14 Business Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland. Based in the heart of the Crushing & Screening manufacturing sites, the new trade counter can cater for customers’ urgent needs, backed up by Distag QCS’s high-volume assembly base in Lisburn.

Micro-Mesh plans to beat Brexit with £500,000 expansion

09 December, 2016

Nottingham-based manufacturer Micro-Mesh Filtration has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan that it says will keep it competitive in these uncertain times.

Superhero powers can be real, say engineers

01 December, 2016

As part of the recently held Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) assembled a team of engineers to investigate the superpowers of the world’s favourite superheroes; including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and how advances in engineering and technology could make them a reality in the future.

Phoenix Hydraulics launches new mobile-friendly website

24 November, 2016

Phoenix Hydraulics has launched its brand new website (phoenixhydraulics.co.uk). Phoenix Hydraulics comments that its goal is to provide visitors with an easier way to learn about the company and the customised solutions it offers clients.

Boge appoints Aroplus (UK) as distributor for Birmingham area

24 November, 2016

Boge Compressors, the supplier of industrial compressed air systems, has appointed Aroplus (UK) Ltd. as its official distributor for its entire product range throughout the Birmingham area, incorporating all addresses with a ‘B’ postcode.

Rockwell Automation acquires Maverick Technologies

18 November, 2016

Rockwell Automation has acquired systems integrator Maverick Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food & beverage, and oil and gas.

Atlas Copco distributor Pennine Pneumatic Services celebrates 25th Anniversary

16 November, 2016

A quarter of a century of trading and a successful partnership as an Atlas Copco distributor are being celebrated this year by Halifax-based Pennine Pneumatic Services (PPS).