When ownership of a company changes hands it’s often an opportunity for the incoming individual to implement new strategies and set the agenda regarding how the business will be run. However this isn’t always a foregone conclusion....

Specialising in niche markets for UK manufacturers is nothing new, but for Stockport-based gear manufacturer Mini Gears, it has recently taken on a whole new meaning as Solutions reports. ...

A privately owned company since 1963, Redmayne Engineering provides a comprehensive range of precision engineering services to several of the world’s most demanding industrial sectors. In addition to contracts undertaken for several other challenging industries,......

During the early part of the last decade, it became the global manufacturing trend to scour the globe for companies that could produce components at the lowest possible prices. As a direct consequence of this cost cutting phenomenon, UK-based machine shops became the......

Strategic investment in new, advanced machine tools, continuous improvement in its manufacturing processes and systems, a clear head and nerves of steel have all contributed to The Di-Spark Group’s strong recovery. As Solutions learns, business levels are healthy......

Midtherm Laser is one of MSS Lasers’ biggest users of nitrogen generation equipment. Located in Dudley in the West Midlands, Midtherm Laser has been in business since 2001 and has a diverse customer base covering the automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace,......

It’s always good to see traditional, longstanding family run businesses continuing to be successful. Longevity in the manufacturing sector usually signifies a company that is prepared to invest in the business and react to ever-changing market conditions. Dawson......

There is a new wave of confidence from precision subcontract machinists specialising in turned parts made from up to 32mm diameter bar that is being fuelled by a growing trend of customers reassessing their sourcing strategies with a great deal of favour towards the UK......

An often overlooked advantage of using CNC sliding headstock lathes rather than cam-type automatics is a big reduction in the consumption of energy and consumables, according to Phil Smith, a director of Merseyside turned parts subcontractor, Wealdpark....

US-based Structure Medical manufactures pedicle screw assemblies and other spinal and extremity implants under contract for ten of the biggest names in the medical industry. Its recent growth has been significant and the company attributes this to a philosophy of......