Trump steel tariffs: UK Steel responds
Posted on 2 Mar 2018 by Jonny Williamson
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose tariffs on the import of steel and aluminium, at 25% and 10% respectively. Metalworking
Bed maker creates jobs with investment in wire facility
Posted on 21 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Luxury bed manufacturer, Harrison Spinks has invested £1.8m in a new wire drawing facility on British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe, which will lead to the creation of more than 20 new jobs. Flue manufacturer to land £8m sales boost
Posted on 5 Feb 2018 by Jonny Williamson
A1 Flue Systems is expecting to secure more than £8m worth of large new contracts within the next couple of months thanks to several tenders coming to fruition at the same time. Presswork specialist manufactures record 1.5bn components
Posted on 30 Jan 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Independent stamping and presswork specialist, Brandauer, produced more than 1.5 billion components last year – the best performance in its 156-year history. Steel maker banks on automated casting technologies
Posted on 22 Jan 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Manufacturer of long steel products, Saarstahl, has ordered a five-strand billet caster for its steel plant in Saarland, Germany. UK achieves Europe’s largest single-pour ceramic shell titanium casting
Posted on 11 Dec 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Castings Group of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has unveiled the largest ceramic shell titanium casting ever created from a single pour in Europe. Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy
Posted on 17 Oct 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Smart factories are set to become a revolutionary force of the manufacturing industry and provide a massive boost to the global economy, according to a new report by multinational information technology consulting company, Capgemini. Kobe Steel embroiled in deepening quality scandal
Posted on 12 Oct 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Japanese metals manufacturer Kobe Steel has been embroiled in an ongoing scandal relating to admissions that they had sold products with misstated quality.
Green’s growth in 2017 leads to new appointments
Posted on 10 Oct 2017 by The Manufacturer
Waste heat recovery specialist Green’s has doubled its turnover in the past year with over half of its business now coming from overseas.
Fire Prevention and Response for Manufacturers
Posted on 9 Oct 2017 by The Manufacturer
Every business, whether you are a small business or an automated manufacturer, needs fire safety measures in place.