PSL Datatrack has relocated to new headquarters in Bracknell, marking the next chapter in the company’s continued growth as a specialist provider of production control software for subcontract engineering shops. After 16 successful years at Lily Hill House, PSL Datatrack has moved to Access Business Centre, Willoughby Road, Bracknell. The move to larger, more modern premises provides additional space to support future expansion while enhancing the working environment for employees and ensuring the company remains well positioned to meet the evolving needs of customers. 

More information www.psldatatrack.com 

Digital Catapult, the UK deep-tech innovation organisation, has been selected by Innovate UK to deliver the Assured 5G Technical Authority (A5G-TA), supporting the development and adoption of secure, private 5G networks across critical areas of the UK economy. It will also deliver the UK’s first auditing and assurance framework for AI-native telecoms networks. 

  

Following the announcement, Digital Catapult will lead A5G-TA to deliver and establish a vendor-neutral assurance capability for ‘Stand-alone Non-Public Networks’ (SNPNs), driving advanced 5G adoption through independent testing, validation and technical evidence to build confidence in the practical application of advanced connectivity technologies. It will also work to develop the data foundations for future assurance frameworks for Telecom AI. 

More information www.tinyurl.com/35rt25ks 

  

The first Islander to be fully built in the UK since Britten-Norman repatriated production to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight has begun its ground test programme ahead of a planned first flight this month. Delivery to the Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) will follow completion of flight testing and customer preparation.  

Behind this aircraft, the production line is already at work. A second airframe is progressing through the line and components for follow-on aircraft are in manufacture. Moreover, the company is establishing a continuous production cadence at Bembridge, supported by investment in new machinery, tooling and facilities – and a workforce that has grown by more than 40% since production was reshored.  

More information https://britten-norman.com 

Manufacturing teams are under pressure to improve productivity, maintain quality and do more with fewer resources. Join Universal Robots and its technology partners on 29 September (09:30-14:30) at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey, to see how industrial collaborative robots are helping manufacturers solve real production challenges. Visitors will experience live automation demonstrations, including industrial collaborative robots in action across machine tending, packaging, food handling and screwdriving applications. Leading partners will include Schunk, Piab, OnRobot, Sick and RobotIQ. 

More information www.tinyurl.com/527ah2sk 

Some 70 new apprentices and graduates will join British Steel this month as the company continues to build the next generation of steelmakers. In Scunthorpe, 36 electrical, mechanical and structural apprentices will launch their careers, joined by 17 apprentices in similar roles for British Steel’s Northern mills in Teesside and Skinningrove, and one at the company’s R&D centre in Sheffield. 

At the same time, 16 graduates will join British Steel, the first to do so since 2022 following this year’s relaunch of the company’s graduate recruitment programme. British Steel, which was nationalised by the UK Government in July, received more than 1000 applications when the roles were advertised earlier this year. The successful candidates have come through a robust vetting process including a series of assessment centres. 

More information www.britishsteel.co.uk