AMRC names latest tier 1 member

An additional company has been appointed as a tier 1 partner by the AMRC in Rotherham. The new member is Geo Kingsbury, whose managing director Richard Kingsbury now sits on the research centre’s board of directors. As a precursor to the appointment, Geo Kingsbury has donated an £800,000 Multigrind CB purchased from one of its German principals, Haas Schleifmaschinen, for which it acts as sole sales and service agent in the UK and Ireland.

The machine will extend the AMRC’s grinding capabilities, as it offers the flexibility of cylindrical, gear and thread grinding on a single platform.
For further information www.geokingsbury.com

MoD contract success at Newburgh

Following recent investment in its Rotherham facility, Newburgh Precision has won its first contract direct with the MoD. The company’s commitment and determination to grow in the defence sector is highlighted by the recent installation of a new £500,000 Kafo KMC-4140 double-column gantry machining centre, which was purchased to meet the demand of a defence contract awarded in the first quarter of 2017.

In other news from Newburgh, David Greenan, who has been managing director for the past five years takes up the position of vice chairman, taking over chairman Vince Middleton’s duties while he focuses on other projects. Danny Gibbons, operations director, has after 15 years with the business taken up the role of managing director. Newburgh Precision is currently recruiting a number of CNC horizontal borer/milling machinists and a CNC vertical borer vacancy to help meet growth in the defence and aerospace sectors.
For further information www.np-ltd.co.uk

AP&T success

AP&T, which is headquartered in Ulricehamn, Sweden, has received another award for its proprietary production solution for the forming of high-strength aluminium.

The 2017 Quality Innovation Award was conferred by SIQ, the Swedish Institute for Quality. The committee of judges shared the following justification for its decision: “The new technology enables radical reduction of the material’s thickness and weight, which leads to lower fuel consumption and less environmental impact – at the same time increasing crashworthiness.”
For further information www.aptgroup.com

Safety accreditation

Turbex, which has been supplying aqueous cleaning systems to industry for over 30 years, and more recently anodising, chemical cleaning and surface treatment lines, is one of the latest firms to receive accreditation under the Alcumus SafeContractor scheme.

The scheme recognises excellence in health and safety management at over 10,000 registered contracting firms, and is referred to more and more by safety-conscious businesses in Britain when selecting service providers. Under the SafeContractor scheme, suppliers undergo a vetting process that examines their procedures and track record for safe practice.
For further information www.turbex.co.uk

Open house success at Zoller UK

Around 80 representatives from across 40 companies headed to Zoller UK’s Advanced Innovation Centre in Derbyshire over two days to discover solutions designed to offer cost and efficiency savings.

During the open house, company experts provided live demonstrations on a number of its lines, while visitors were given access to products from partners such as Open Mind, Kyocera Unimerco and CG Tech, covering computer-aided design and manufacturing solutions, as well as cutting-tool servicing, maintenance and verification.
For further information www.zoller-uk.com