Beijing Benz expand

Beijing Benz expand

Passenger car manufacturer Beijing Benz Automotive (BBAC) has started constructing the second phase of its Beijing vehicle manufacturing plant in China. Mercedes-Benz' new generation of compact cars are scheduled to roll out from the new plant in 2014.
BBAC is a joint... [Read More]

Europe to be \'reindustrialised\'

Europe to be 'reindustrialised'

The European Commission has outlined plans to reindustrialise Europe so that 20% of its economy will come from industry by 2020, up from 16% now.
The EC hopes to improve... [Read More]

Record results at Ward Hi-Tech

Record results at Ward Hi-Tech

CNC machine tool distributor, Ward Hi-Tech, has reported its best ever first half performance since the company was formed.
Commenting on a bumper six months of order intake, UK sales manager Mike Burke (pictured) says: "We set out to move more into bigger machine tools three or four years ago and have not looked back.
We hold stock of many large frame... [Read More]

Square deal for Cube

Square deal for Cube

West Midlands, UK-based toolmaker and subcontractor, Cube Precision Engineering, has installed its largest Hurco machining centre to date, a 3200 x 2100 x 920mm capacity, bridge-type... [Read More]

Renson win BMW orders

Renson win BMW orders

Halifax-based subcontract fabricator, Renson Products, says it has secured new orders from automotive giant, BMW in relation to its Mini production facility near Oxford... [Read More]

Visitor numbers climb 30% at Metalex Vietnam

Visitor numbers climb 30% at Metalex Vietnam

The Metalex Vietnam exhibition held last month in Ho Chi Minh City (staged in conjunction with Nepcon Vietnam and Supporting Industry) saw 13789 visitors come through the doors over the three days of the event â€" up 30% on the last show.
With this positive feedback, the exhibition will be... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

New England is holding an online auction of assets used formerly by Robinson Metalwork... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Aluminium Service Co, Warwick, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by Carley Engineering, Frome, UK... [Read More]
Jean-Claude Anaf & Associé is staging a public auction of equipment used previously by OXY, Métal and PRS, Grenoble, France... [Read More]
Auctelia is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by a heavy equipment manufacturer located at Charleroi, Belgium... [Read More]

Bombardier review?

Bombardier review?

Six MPs are calling for a review of a contract which snubbed Derby trainmaker Bombardier.
In 2011, the £1.4bn deal for carriages for London's Thameslink project was awarded to German firm Siemens.
This prompted fears for the future of the... [Read More]

SIP celebrate 150 years

SIP celebrate 150 years

Geneva-based SIP, a name synonymous with engineering precision, is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Now a member of the Starrag Group, its origin in 1862 was as a manufacturer of scientific... [Read More]

Honda head for Rajasthan

Honda head for Rajasthan

Honda will build a new diesel engine plant in India's northern state of Rajasthan, global CEO Takanobu Ito said last week.
The plant will... [Read More]

Fuchs win JLR contract

Fuchs win JLR contract

Fuchs Lubricants UK, a subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG of Germany, has been selected as the preferred coolant management partner for the new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) engine plant in Wolverhampton.
A key factor regarding the selection of JLR's coolant management... [Read More]

Bore tooling agency for NCMT

Bore tooling agency for NCMT

High precision, modular tooling systems manufactured by Swiss firm, Heinz Kaiser, are now available in the UK through NCMT under a new sole agency agreement effective from 1 October... [Read More]

KLM benefit from new panel beater

KLM benefit from new panel beater

Cambridgeshire, UK-based KLM Engineering has taken delivery of a new P4Xe-3216 CNC panel bender from Italian sheet metal machinery specialist, Salvagnini, the first model of its kind in the UK.
As well as allowing the sale of two press brakes... [Read More]

India – on the move

India â€" on the move

The ongoing success of the UMEX series of exhibitions will come as no surprise to those familiar with this rapidly progressing economy.
However, many impressive facts seem to pass under the radar of those less well... [Read More]