BMW Group’s UK engine production facility located in North Warwickshire is marking a major landmark: 25 years since it commenced production. In that time, the Hams Hall plant has manufactured more than 7.6 million engines, with the high-precision machining of key engine components proving a key capability.

The facility’s machining function has witnessed significant growth. Originally only manufacturing for the plant’s own engine production, the precision machining facility has trebled itscapacity over the past decade. This expansion has increased annual production to more than 1 million components and extended its supply to BMW Group’s engine manufacturing plant in Steyr, Austria.

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EngineeringUK’s popularnational campaign, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week,is set to return for 2026.Taking place on 9-13 November, the week will celebrate British engineering and technology while showcasing exciting career opportunities to inspire the next generation.Each year, thousands of students from across the UK take part in the celebration. From classroom activities and assemblies to Q&A sessions with real engineers, young people get the chance to discover the exciting and impactful world of engineering and technology. Now in its 14^th year, 2025 saw a record 60,000 pupils take part.

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Deep-tech innovation organisation Digital Catapult is opening a new office for South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Bath, strengthening its long-term commitment to working in partnership across the southwest of England and Wales. Delivering shared economic and skills ambitions, Digital Catapult is primed to offer in-demand innovation services to local start-ups and businesses, including technological consultancy, accelerator programmes and access to Digital Catapult’s network of laboratories. The new facility is located on the Bristol & Bath Science Park.More information www.bit.ly/4bIOcOg

A change in management is taking place at the UK subsidiary of grinding and erosion machine manufacturer Vollmer Group. After many successful years, Martyn Cross will step down from his role as managing director in April 2026 and retire, with Christopher Hellyer taking up the position. Apprentice-trained, Hellyer began his professional career as a service technician before moving into sales, where he gained more than 33 years of experience in senior positions. He will take on his new responsibilities gradually and work closely with Cross over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.

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The ability to deliver engineered solutions for real-world moulds and tooling is helping an Exeter-based technology specialist record another year of growth. Rapid Fusion, which is based in a £750,000 state-of-the-art demonstration facility, has seen demand for its large format additive manufacturing solutions increase again, with domestic and international sales secured for its Apollo, Zeus and Medusa products. This string of orders has taken revenues past the £2m mark for the first time in its three-year history and lays the foundation for the company to accelerate the roll-out of its latest solution – Cerberus.More information www.rapidfusion.co.uk