William Cook Group secures £multi-million tank contract

Posted on 22 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson

The William Cook group has won export orders exceeding £5m for its world-class tank track systems.


The British engineering group has won export orders exceeding £5m for its world-class tank track systems – image courtesy of William Cook.

The UK engineering company is supplying its custom-designed tracks for an allied regional power in the Middle East in a deal reportedly worth £3m.

William Cook is also manufacturing tracks worth a reported £2m for a “friendly nation in the Eastern Mediterranean”.

Chris Seymour, managing director, said: “We are proud to be flying the flag for British manufacturing as the trusted supplier of track systems to defence ministries and their contractors in Anglophile countries around the world.

“We continue to invest in our business for future growth by adding new technology and talent at our manufacturing plants in Sheffield, Leeds and Stanhope.”

William Cook is set to unveil major new investment at its Stanhope plant in County Durham later this year. The group’s defence division is on target for a record year with sales in excess of £25m.

The sixth generation, family-owned business is one of only two specialist designers and manufacturers of track systems for armoured vehicles in Europe. It is also expert in cast armour and other high-grade metal parts for tanks, planes and submarines.

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