


Real-life Dragon’s Den as Burnley College Students Pitch to Entrepreneur Trio
Burnley College Students have been wowing three international business entrepreneurs at a Dragon’s Den style event which could see some of them receive real-life investment. The trio, including the pioneer behind the Modern Milkman delivery service, Paul White, and an international serial tech entrepreneur, saw presentations from more than a...
Ceratizit adds applications knowledge for customers in the south and south-west of England
In announcing its latest recruit, Ceratizit UK & Ireland continues to expand and develop its levels of customer support. Joining the growing Applications Engineering team is Darrell Hessan, who began his career as an apprentice toolmaker before progressing through general sub-contract manufacturing, where he gained experience across a range of...
Ceratizit delivers significant productivity gains for Bedford CNC with in-house fixture design and manufacture
Ceratizit UK & Ireland’s technical sales and applications teams work in partnership with customers to ensure maximum productivity, whether that is with the latest in cutting tool technology or, with advice on manufacturing efficiency. The latter was the case when Bedford CNC was looking to improve throughput of some aluminium...
VERICUT PROVIDES SAFE AND OPTIMISED MACHINING OPERATIONS FOR THE MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM
The machine shop of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team relies on VERICUT verification, simulation and optimisation software from CGTech to guarantee the successful machining of its many high-complexity, high-value components. A VERICUT user for over two decades, the team has engrained VERICUT into its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), aware...
Bowers Group Strengthens Operations with 2 New Appointments
Bowers Group is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior members of staff: Paul Royston has joined as Operations Manager and Emma Bramley as Product Development Manager. Based at Bowers’ manufacturing site in Bradford, Paul will be responsible for leadership of the Bowers Group Operations team. As Product...
Airframe Designs Launch New Facility & Accelerate Entry Into Additive Manufacturing
Blackpool-based Airframe Designs Limited (AFD) has accelerated its entry into Additive Manufacturing by completing the refurbishment and furnishing of their new #AFD3D production facility and NWAA Chairman Andrew Schofield and CEO Paula Gill were delighted to officially launch this new branch. #AFD3D is a new branch of Airframe Designs, established...
Young Apprenticeship Grant
WHAT IS IT? £3,000 FOR SME'S As part of Lancashire County Council's Economic Recovery and Growth fund, we have one-hundred grants for SME's in Lancashire that operate in its priority sectors. To be eligible employers must: be a Small, Medium, Enterprise SME (Turnover <£50m & Employees < 250);...