newsIWS GROUP, the parent company of leading product brands, manufacturers, and service companies, including Beaverswood, Brandsafe, Rack Group, and Anco Storage, is proud to announce its recent rebrand.
articleThe strategic partnership addresses the unique challenges facing the UK manufacturing sector through an enhanced collaboration approach
newsBITO STORAGE Systems has joined AMHSA (Automated Material Handling Systems Association) – the voice of the automated material handling industry.
newsTHREE BLACK Country children and their families are set to have their wishes granted thanks to the support of a local manufacturer.
newsIt may have flown under the radar for many, but when the Government announced its “Leeds Reforms” in July this year (2025), it introduced more than just regulatory change, it marked the beginning of a significant reshaping of the UK’s financial ecosystem.
Here, Rory Crisp-Jones, MD of Jones and Co Finance, examines how the reforms will help channel new funding into UK businesses, giving manufacturers and SMEs more opportunities to access the capital they need to grow.
newsWHEN PEOPLE think of warship building, images of massive vessels being floated out of shipyards might spring to mind. But behind every frigate, destroyer or support vessel is a distributed network of suppliers consisting of component makers, metallurgists, engine builders and materials specialists – many of them rooted far from the coast. The Midlands, often better known for its automotive and aerospace prowess, plays a critical but under-appreciated role in marine procurement, explains Simon Farnfield, event director at Advanced Engineering, the annual gathering of engineering and manufacturing professionals.
newsPRECISION ENGINEERING component distributor Accu, based in Huddersfield, has completed a groundbreaking STEM pilot project with Holmfirth High School that challenged pupils to design and build their own Antweight combat robots, with the company now looking to gather interest from schools with a view to rolling out the programme across the West Yorkshire region.
newsA TEAM of engineering students from the University of Cambridge is once again preparing to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC), continuing their mission to design and build a cutting-edge, all-electric catamaran racer.
newsABB HAS opened a new manufacturing and R&D facility in Nottingham to expand research and development and production of its Furse earthing and lightning solutions.
newsA TRIPLE whammy of changes is set to see energy costs soar for the downstream manufacturing supply chain, warned the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM).
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