Westermans wins international award

Westermans wins international award

Westermans, the Groby-based specialist in pre-owned and refurbished welding and cutting machinery, has won the International Development category at the 2014 Midlands Family Business Awards.
At a prestigious ceremony, Westermans received recognition for its vibrant and innovative approach to international trade... [Read More]

Haco Kingsland appoints RK

Haco Kingsland appoints RK

Haco Kingsland has appointed RK International Machine Tools as its sales partner in the south of England for its range of press brakes, guillotines, shears and CNC turret punches. RK will promote the Haco machines south of a line between the... [Read More]

TRW adds 130 jobs

TRW adds 130 jobs

TRW, a Sunderland automotive steering systems manufacturer, is creating 130 jobs and doubling its factory floor space to cope with expected demand from international clients for a new technology developed in... [Read More]

Training academy going for growth

Training academy going for growth

The CNC Training Academy (part of Mills CNC) has appointed Andrew Myhill (pictured) as its business development manager. The position, created to spearhead the academy's new business drive and, in doing so, help the organisation... [Read More]

Crowds head for Indonesia show

Crowds head for Indonesia show

The 28th edition of Machine Tool Indonesia is set to take place on 3-6 December at the International Exhibition Centre in Jakarta. Last year's event attracted tens of thousands of visitors from a host of different industry sectors. Indonesia's largest machine tool show is expected to perform just as well, if not better, in 2014... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of various CNC machines used in the aerospace industry... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is facilitating an online auction of machines located in Birmingham, UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is hosting an online auction of CNC machines used previously by Conoflow Ltd, Poole, UK... [Read More]
Apex is conducting an online auction of machinery used formerly by Tilbury Power Station, Essex and others... [Read More]

Deal struck for Wasino

Deal struck for Wasino

DMG Mori has announced that the company intends to take over the lathe division (Wasino) of Amada Machine Tools on 1 April 2015. The lathe division of Amada started... [Read More]

Successful open houses

Successful open houses

As the season for open house events draws to a close, Floyd Automatic Tooling is delighted with the feedback its new products received at the... [Read More]

Metalex opens this week

Metalex opens this week

Metalex 2014, which takes place later this week on 19-22 November in Bangkok, Thailand, is expecting over 70,000 visitors through its doors over the four days of the show. The exhibition... [Read More]

RK partners Eurospark

RK partners Eurospark

RK International Machine Tools and Eurospark have entered into a partnership that will see sales of Eurospark Joemars wire and die sink EDM machines split geographically between the two companies. RK International is concentrating on the southern half of the UK, while Eurospark, the UK importer of Eurospark Joemars EDM machines, will be responsible for the remainder.
The partnership cements a long-standing relationship between the two businesses... [Read More]

Dugard unveils LB machining centres

Dugard unveils LB machining centres

Dugard first introduced its heavy duty VMCs in 2011, since when the success of the machines has now prompted the company to expand the series to include the LB range of double column machining centres.
Designed by Dugard's own senior design team, all LB models... [Read More]

Hurco set to open doors

Hurco set to open doors

"New Opportunities" is the theme for the forthcoming Hurco open house, taking place on 9-11 December at the company's UK headquarters in High Wycombe. Several new machines are being brought in to the demonstration area specifically for the event. The result will be a display of eight machines representing the best-selling models within Hurco's... [Read More]

Many reasons to visit WNT

Many reasons to visit WNT

The recently announced open house at WNT (UK)'s technical centre in Sheffield, being held in conjunction with XYZ Machine Tools, provides several reasons to attend, not least of which is the opportunity to see the latest productivity boosting cutting tools in action.
The event takes place on 3-4 December, with the doors... [Read More]

Machine tool demand up 30%

Machine tool demand up 30%

Orders for machine tools in India are about 30% higher now than during the same period in 2013 â€" that's according to L Krishnan, president of the Indian Machine... [Read More]