JLRQ Award for BCW

Component manufacturing solutions provider BCW Engineering has received the Jaguar Land Rover Quality (JLRQ) award, marking a major milestone in its journey as a tier-one supplier to one of the UK’s most iconic automotive manufacturers. The award presentation took place this week at BCW’s Innovation Drive headquarters in Burnley, where senior representatives from Jaguar Land Rover joined the BCW team to celebrate the achievement. The JLRQ award is a significant quality accreditation granted to suppliers that demonstrate exceptional performance across quality, cost, delivery and customer satisfaction.

More information www.bcwgroup.co.uk

Ficep UK names new managing director

Ficep UK has promoted Richard Clark to managing director with the ambition of taking the business into the next chapter as it continues to strengthen its position as a supplier of steel fabrication machinery. Previously operations director, Clark’s appointment to managing director will help ensure Ficep UK has local leadership ready to respond quickly and effectively to the challenges and opportunities ahead. He says: “I attribute a lot of my success over the past decade at Ficep UK to the fantastic team we’ve built, one that our customers value highly.”

More information www.ficep.co.uk

Fabricator Achieves 40% Revenue Growth

Tadweld, a provider of metal fabrication and engineering solutions based in Tadcaster, is reporting a landmark year of growth and achievement despite the steel industry facing significant challenges. The company has achieved a 40% increase in revenue and welcomed its 50th team member – two significant milestones that underscore Tadweld’s continued industry momentum. The business has invested over £500,000 in capital equipment in the past 12 months, including two state-of-the-art laser welding machines, as well as new Amada presses and guillotines.

More information www.tadweld.co.uk

Digital Catapult invests in UK start-up

Digital Catapult, a deep-tech innovation organisation, has invested £510,000 into Productive Machines, a Yorkshire-based start-up that is planning to transform UK digital supply chains. The investment will enable the start-up to scale its customer base for its SenseNC products, reshore manufacturing by increasing the competitiveness of local manufacturers, and drive greater resilience of UK digital supply chains.  

Productive Machines has developed the world’s first autonomous milling optimisation software, SenseNC. The software streamlines machining operations by simulating and optimising various machine settings, helping manufacturers to optimise performance before operations are sent to CNC machine tools. This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution reduces the need for time-consuming trial-and-error processes.

More information https://productivemachines.co.uk/

Mills CNC to stage technology show

Machine tool supplier Mills CNC will be hosting a two-day advanced technology event at its facility in Leamington on 15-16 October 2025. With an umbrella title of ‘The One Show’, this best-practice event will provide UK and Irish component manufacturers with an opportunity to find out more about the productivity and process efficiency gains achievable from one-hit machining.

The show will also provide the platform for Mills CNC to launch two DN Solutions multi-axis/multi-tasking machine tools. The new machines, a second-generation DVF 5000 simultaneous five-axis machining centre and a DNX 2100SB entry-level multi-tasking mill-turn machine, will be put through a series of machining demonstrations. Technical presentations on the new machine will take place from 10.30 to 11.00 on both days.

More information www.millscnc.co.uk