Tokamak Energy, a UK fusion technology company, has accelerated the growth and manufacturing capabilities of its TE Magnetics business with the acquisition of specialist engineering company Ridgway Machines. Leicester-based Ridgway Machines, an expert in solutions for winding and insulating superconducting magnets and cables, will operate as a subsidiary of Tokamak, with the existing brand, workforce and facility remaining unchanged.

Andy Glanville, Ridgway Machines’ managing director, says: “Throughout the company’s 100-year history, Ridgway has always been forward-looking. Our track record means we’re well suited to expansion and this new period of growth. In Tokamak Energy, we’re proud to be joining one of the UK’s most exciting technology businesses, and to play our part in their ambitious and transformative plans.”

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Amentum, a global advanced engineering and technology solutions specialist, is set to create 3000 new jobs in the UK over the next four years on the back of growth in nuclear power and defence. Amentum is a lead delivery partner for the UK’s new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, and provides key technical and project solutions for small modular reactors and fusion research.

“We’re stepping up collaboration between our people on both sides of the Atlantic to ensure that we seize opportunities which are tailor-made for our company,” says Mark Whitney, president of Amentum Energy & Environment. “Based on current demand projections, we expect to increase our UK headcount by 50% over the next four years.”

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