Within three months of hearing about the latest innovation from XYZ Machine Tools, Colin and David Musgrove, joint owners of True Precision Engineering, had not one but two ProtoTRAK Lean Production Machines (LPM) up and running in TPE’s Blaydon-on-Tyne premises.......

Back in 2006, Clitheroe Light Engineering invested in what was then a state of the art Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS). Now, that system has been expanded and the family-owned business is going from strength to strength as a result. ...

Two brothers are proving that new companies can attract customers by concentrating on the basics, even in times of economic turbulence. Ed Hill reports. Recessions bring uncertain times for subcontractors but they also offer up opportunities for those willing to......