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Protolabs reaches agreement to acquire leading online manufacturing platform 3D Hubs
Protolabs, a global leader in digital manufacturing that has its European HQ in Telford, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Dutch firm 3D Hubs, a leading online manufacturing platform that provides engineers with on-demand access to a global network of about 240 premium partners. The transaction creates the world’s most comprehensive digital manufacturing offer for custom...
Commercial property market remains strong as businesses adapt to the ‘new normal’
One of the biggest surprises in the economic climate caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been just how busy the industrial and commercial property market has remained. We, like every other business, carefully assessed our options back in March and decided that, while all our staff would work from home where possible, the directors would continue to meet the demand of our clients and respond...
Wayne’s work-driven world
He's been a butcher, a bingo hall worker, a casino croupier, a postman, served on supermarket tills.....and now he’s at the helm of a near £500,000 turnover accountancy business with over 400 clients. The life and times of Wayne McCormack is quite a story...... Apparently slightly reserved at first encounter, Wayne is nothing if not eminently quotable when he gets into his conversational stride....
Liz’s Love Affair with Life Coaching
There’s an inspiring quote from Mark Twain that sums up Liz Gait's approach to work and to life in general.... “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why,” wrote the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The maxim from the man once described as the father of American literature is well over 100 years old but Liz swears by its timeless...
Make 2021 the year of reshoring, urges Birmingham manufacturing chief
The boss of a Birmingham-based stamping specialist is urging UK companies to make the most of a growing desire to reshore. Rowan Crozier, CEO of Brandauer (below), believes manufacturers have a once in a generation chance to reclaim some of the work that emigrated to low-cost countries during the early 1990s and throughout the 2000s. A lot of major OEMs have been stung by extended supply chains...