ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR AT THE FRIARY GROUP. Hello to all our fellow members at Made in the Midlands. As the year draws to a close we are pleased to report another successful year at our company. During this year we have taken on board a brand new account providing high precision press work for a UK based Technology Company that…

Posted by: Friary Metal Products LimitedDate: 19/12/2011

Goodfish Limitied's MD, Greg McDonald, referred in the Politics Show on Sunday 11-Dec, to the 'disconnect' between the gloomy picture painted in the media and the more positive outlook, as Goodfish see things, for 2012. The interviewer, Giles Latcham, asked a number of searching questions about life as a manufacturer in this economic climate, including how banks were supporting SMEs…

Posted by: Goodfish LimitedDate: 19/12/2011

Until the middle of 2010, first-tier subcontract machinist, JJ Churchill, could produce turbine blades only if they had their fir-tree root-forms preground elsewhere, or if they were subsequently added by another subcontractor. No longer is this the case. Following installation of a VIPER grinder at the company's Market Bosworth factory, near Nuneaton, UK, fir-trees can now be machined in-house. Purpose-built…

Posted by: Made in the Midlands East MidsDate: 15/12/2011

Better known as a manufacturer of plasma cutting machines, Dewsbury-based Techserv Engineering Services will launch at MACH 2012 a new, competitively priced, water jet cutting machine powered by KMT's latest 40 HP / 3,800 bar intensifier pump system, NEOLINE. Techserv's owner, Mike Cowley, who designed the machine, pointed out that there are three main elements to a water jet profiling…

Posted by: Made in the Midlands East MidsDate: 15/12/2011

Manufacturing Excellence Award for Professional Polishing Services Ltd. -  Awarded by The Express and Star in association with the Manufacturing Advisory Service –WM. Formed in 1983 by Peter and Pauline Davies, PPS had a small 3,500 sq ft unit in Nechells with one Johannsen plate polisher and some smaller machines. Following on from organic expansion the Company became the acknowledge market leader in sub contract mechanical…

Posted by: Professional Polishing Services LtdDate: 14/12/2011

Production is nice and busy here at Brass Turned Parts! On Friday we completed a prototype for a prestigious hotel job. A big thank you to all the staff working beyond their call of duty and putting in extra hours to ensure we delivered on time! Fingers crossed the prodcution order is in the post...! 

Posted by: Brass Turned PartsDate: 13/12/2011

Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable and Foreign Secretary William Hague, have launched a UK Trade & Investment campaign to encourage more British companies to export to Asia’s high growth and emerging markets. As part of the campaign, UK Trade & Investment has joined forces with RBS to deliver a series of programmes that will demonstrate key business opportunities across 12…

Posted by: NewsDate: 13/12/2011

On the 5th December CAB Automotive was featured on BBC Midlands Today. The news article ‘Stepping Up A Gear’ described the success of CAB Automotive during 2011, which is forecast to continue into 2012. Over the last 12 months CAB Automotive have created 57 new jobs at their plant in Tipton, an increase of more than 33%. CAB Automotive attribute…

Posted by: Cab AutomotiveDate: 07/12/2011

It’s been a long time since a UK manufacturer has been able to boast of sending metal work to China, but it’s something that Brandenburg UK Ltd has been able to do in 2011. Now with a further investment of £500K into new machinery and equipment, the company is looking to make an impact closer to home by supplying local…

Posted by: Brandenburg UK LtdDate: 02/12/2011

Telford based M12 Engineering, which offers bespoke design and manufacture of aluminium, stainless and mild steel solutions for a variety of private and public sector applications and customers throughout the UK and Ireland, is now CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) and BS EN ISO 9001:2008 approved. Launched in 2001 CHAS is a non-commercial scheme available to businesses providing…

Posted by: M12 Engineering LtdDate: 01/12/2011