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Nick Clegg and Vince Cable visiting GKN Aerospace in Bristol region

GKN announces bumper results

Sales at Worcestershire-based engineering group GKN rose by 13% yesterday, driven by increased orders from Chinese buyers in the luxury car market. For the 12 months to December, sales within the firm’s automotive division GKN ...
CKF in action. Automation and Robotics

Engineering orders soar at the start of 2012

There was a big increase in the number of firms reporting orders up in January according to the Engineering and Machinery Alliance business monitor. The Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA), which is an umbrella organisation ...
Bulls Eye - photo by Rob Ellis

Bosch among most respected companies in Germany

In the Imageprofile 2012 study conducted by Manager Magazin, Bosch has won in the industry category. The technology and services provider also climbed to fifth in the overall ranking of the most respected companies, up ...
Renewables Brandauer (L2)[2]

Brandauer celebrates 150th anniversary with order boost

Birmingham-based precision pressings and stamping specialist Brandauer announced a number of new contracts worth £3.5m as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. The family-owned company, which employs 50 people, will begin production on a range of ...
BAE Systems' CV90 120 Stealth Tank

BAE Systems’ sales fall 14% in ‘challenging’ 2011

BAE Systems’ full-year sales in 2011 fell 14% to £19.2bn, following a difficult year for the global defence industry and an expensive period including acquisitions in markets such as cyber security. BAE Systems posted headline ...
Bentley Car Factory

UK car manufacturing hits 16-month record high

Car manufacturing in the UK rose significantly by 15.6% in January, to 127,382. Commercial vehicles output fell modestly by 1.2% for the month to 9,884, while engine production went up 5%, to 227,161. “UK car ...
Vauxhall Ampera RE-EV low carbon vehicle car

2,100 UK jobs at risk as GM exit rumours grow louder

Business Secretary Vince Cable met with executives at the car manufacturer General Motors to urge the firm not to close the Ellesmere Port plant operated by its subsidiary Vauxhall.  Speculation has grown in the US ...

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