EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Restructure Set to Drive Dugard Growth

UK machine tool distributor Dugard has completed a strategic restructure, transforming the company from a complex shareholder configuration to a focused three-director leadership team. The new structure features Eric Dugard alongside sales director Colin Thomson and managing director Jamie Young, all of whom are active operational leaders within the business.

The restructuring creates a dynamic leadership team whereby all three directors are actively involved in day-to-day operations, enabling faster decision-making and more agile responses to market opportunities. It represents a significant shift from the previous arrangement, where Eric Dugard was the sole active director and employee among 14 shareholders.

More information www.dugard.com

Pre-use checks app

A new digital app aims to tackle one of industry’s most persistent safety problems: an inconsistent approach to routine equipment inspections. The app from CoreRFID is believed to be the first stand-alone software for pre-use checks on equipment. It enables companies to replace paper checklists with a digital system that improves compliance with safety regulations, provides greater transparency and creates a complete audit trail. Suitable for any equipment type, Initial results from trials suggest that early detection could not only improve safety but could also extend equipment life and reduce damage costs by 12-18%.

More information www.corerfid.com

Marketing appointment

ModuleWorks, a provider of software components for the manufacturing industry, has appointed Clinton Perry as its new head of global marketing. He joins ModuleWorks with over 20 years of experience at Autodesk and Delcam, where he held senior roles in applications engineering and marketing. His appointment marks a significant step in ModuleWorks’ ongoing growth strategy and underscores the company’s ambition of accelerating innovation in manufacturing, helping the industry’s solution providers to bring smarter, more connected digital workflows to market faster. 

More information www.moduleworks.com

Avingtrans’ Businesses Support Sellafield 

Three of Avingtrans companies have come together to engineer key components for the new SIXEP Continuity Plant (SCP) at Sellafield, Cumbria – supporting the site’s ongoing capacity to remove radioactivity from various effluent streams. Stainless Metalcraft (Chatteris), Hayward Tyler (Luton) and Hayward Tyler Fluid Handling (Glasgow) were appointed by Altrad Babcock to design and manufacture remote maintenance pumps for the SCP. Notably, Stainless Metalcraft manufactured the pump casings and provided quality and project management services.

More information www.avingtrans.plc.uk

Seco digital tool will drive sustainability

In 2021, cutting tool manufacturer Seco proposed an idea: the Industrial Sustainability Assessment – a tool to help Seco’s production units assess their sustainability level, making it easier to prioritise and identify actions toward effective and impactful improvements.
Since 2024, the Sustainability Assessment Tool has provided support in tracking progress towards Seco’s global sustainability goals. The company has now initiated work to explore the potential for an externally adapted version of the tool for stakeholders and customers who may also find this approach relevant.

More information www.secotools.com