Lontra, a Midlands-based specialist in engineering, manufacturing and digital services, has named Blyth-based Universal Wolf as manufacturing partner for its Blade Compressor enclosures.

With production due to start this month, the deal is expected to scale over time to many millions of pounds per annum for Lontra’s Northumberland-based partner. Lontra’s Blade Compressor is said to be the first clean-sheet compressor design in over 80 years, and can be used across a variety of engineering-based sectors, including aerospace and automotive.

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