A £70m global investment is set to help boost production capacity for 3M Commercial Solutions Division’s clients in the UK.The company, which helps customers build brands and transform spaces with total graphics and signage solutions, will now be able to meet growing demand by tapping into additional capacity at the state-of-the-art facility in Hilden, Germany.…
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has announced it has acquired Red Rock, a technology company with solutions that will enable autonomous port operations; a key enabler for future uncrewed shipping.Red Rock is spearheading the development of digital and autonomous solutions to revolutionise lifting and handling both onshore and offshore. The acquisition will combine Ocean Infinity’s…
A leading manufacturer of acrylic sheets and composites is to invest more than £30m in a cutting-edge production plant and research and development centre, safeguarding at least 250 jobs in the process.Perspex International Ltd will create the new facility at its existing Chapels Park site in Darwen, Lancashire. The investment by Perspex International’s Swiss owners,…
When it comes to manufacturing air distribution components for sterile environments, there’s no room for error. And because perfection is required for long-lasting, functional HVAC components, the right material and manufacturing processes are important factors.For everything from stainless steel grilles to air diffusers to HEPA filtration systems, the stainless steel air distribution industry is vitally…
Megger Group and IPS Group have announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to work together as strategic partners, combining both their experience and product lines to create new value for the electrical supply industry. The agreement includes Megger taking an equity stake in IPS.IPS is one of the leading providers of Enterprise Asset…
The revived Mini MOKE recreational vehicle will be built entirely in the UK following a new agreement with manufacturing firm Fablink.Popularised by the likes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Brigitte Bardot, the MOKE was a sixties icon. The original Mini-based beach buggies were made at British Motor Corporation’s (BMC) Longbridge plant in Birmingham…
SME manufacturers adopting robotics and automation, with the support of Made Smarter, are creating hundreds of new and upskilled jobs.Since 2019 the North West Adoption Programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies, has supported 41 businesses with 45 technology projects focused on robotics and automation…
Jo Bamford, son of JCB chairman Lord Bamford and heir to the multibillion-pound construction equipment firm fortune, has launched a £1bn investment fund to finance green hydrogen projects. The fund will be injected into UK businesses to help them drive hydrogen production and supply, create jobs and support the Government’s Net Zero ambitions. Wrightbus owner…