Industry urged to be COSHH compliant as inspection programme continues into 2022

Jan 11, 2022

One of the UK’s leading oil mist extraction experts is urging manufacturing and engineering companies to ensure they are COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) compliant. Telford-based Filtermist Systems is making its customers and the wider industry aware that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is continuing to run its fabricated metals inspection programme until at least March...

National Metalforming Centre gets behind the Black Country’s booster drive

Dec 22, 2021

One of the Black Country’s leading business venues is throwing its weight behind the national vaccine push announced by the Prime Minister recently. The National Metalforming Centre (NMC), which is located on Birmingham Road in West Bromwich and run by the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM), has the capacity to do more than 200 vaccines per day, but can ramp this up to help with the...

Needham Group aims for laser technology expansion with PP C&A manufacturing deal

Dec 7, 2021

A new strategic deal born in the heart of the West Midlands is set to create one of the UK’s leading authorities on laser marking. Needham Group, which employs 70 people at its Whitchurch base, has selected PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) as its new manufacturing partner responsible for the assembly of its N-Lase range of products. The initial agreement will see up to 10 laser systems...

Grayson sets its sights on electric dreams after £8m sales and technology boost

Nov 30, 2021

One of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of cooling and HVAC products to the transport sector has sealed a string of new contract wins that has seen it take sales past pre-Covid levels. Birmingham-based Grayson Thermal Systems, which was founded in 1978 by current chairman Graham Hateley, has bounced back from the pandemic after securing more than £8 million of orders from customers...

Brandauer taps into Bruderer technology to deliver Middle East contract

Nov 23, 2021

A significant £1.5m investment in a new high-speed production cell is helping a 159-year-old metal stamping specialist deliver a major contract to the Middle East. Brandauer, which employs 63 people at its Birmingham factory, has strengthened its long-term partnership with Bruderer by installing a BSTA410-100, which is capable of up to 41 tonnes, 1,600 strokes per minute and features a large...