£100,000 CNC investment delivers a perfect 50th birthday present for Hague Fasteners

Oct 12, 2021

A Black Country manufacturer that supplies critical components to iconic London buildings, New Street Station, sport stadiums and the world’s power stations is celebrating a big birthday in style. Hague Fasteners, which produces non-standard fasteners and bespoke bolts, turned 50 last week and marked the big anniversary by investing more than £100,000 into a new three-axis CNC lathe to help it...

Hague puts manufacturing on the map after being named as one of the UK’s top 50 most ambitious business leaders

Oct 7, 2021

Overseeing the rapid expansion of the UK’s leading strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialist has seen Tony Hague named as one of the LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2021. The CEO of PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) impressed judges with the way he has taken the business from £3 million in 2001 to a projected £30 million revenue this coming year, supporting more than...

Telford company targets multimillion-pound opportunity after launching ‘breakthrough’ sanitising solution

Sep 22, 2021

A new alternative antiviral sanitising solution that is free from alcohol and chemicals is being launched by a Telford hygiene specialist. Room Shield has signed a joint venture agreement with a north Staffordshire manufacturer to bring its HOCL (hypochlorous acid) products to the commercial marketplace. The Halesfield-based company has invested more than £250,000 into developing its new...

Meggitt takes flight with new parts management solution from PTC

Sep 8, 2021

One of the world’s leading aerospace suppliers is tapping into the expertise of PTC to help it meet the ever-changing needs of the civil aviation market. Meggitt, which provides components and subsystems for more than 73,000 aircraft worldwide, is leveraging the capability of Servigistics, a PTC technology for service parts management, to optimise its global parts and aftermarket business in...

Protolabs to provide 3D printing services to RS Components customers in unique deal

Sep 7, 2021

The world’s leading digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and low-volume parts has joined forces with RS Components, a global omni-channel product and service solutions provider for industrial customers and suppliers. Telford-based Protolabs will bring its industrial 3D printing capabilities and expertise in CNC machining and injection moulding services to RS’s customers as part of a...