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ASG Arrowsmith gains SC21 OE Silver award

Already a holder of major aerospace accreditations that include AS9100, NADCAP, ISO 14001, and Queens Award for International Trade, ASG Arrowsmith is now also an SC21 OE Silver award holder. Managing Director Jason Aldridge says: “We have set objectives to focus on the control of key measures, make ongoing improvements across the business, maintain KPIs while increasing turnover and expandour customer portfolio. To achieve this, we plan to push for SC21 Gold, continue our support for the SC21 community and drive further growth.”
For further information www.asg-group.co/arrowsmith

MSC becomes Renishaw Channel Partner

MSC Industrial Supply Co (MSC) has joined Renishaw’s Channel Partner Programme, marking the latest in a series of strategic partnerships to enhance its portfolio of metalworking and MRO industrial consumables. Launched in 2021, the Renishaw Channel Partner Programme aims to increase the level of local customer service and support. Renishaw selects partner companies based on their sector-specific expertise and range of metrology and manufacturing disciplines.

Under the partnership agreement, MSC will stock a broad portfolio of Renishaw machine tool probes and styli. The company will also install a series of Renishaw products at the newly built MSC Technology Centre in Wednesbury to further improve its technical engineering support offering for customers.
For further informationwww.mscdirect.co.uk

ETG website provides access for all

The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) says it is breaking new boundaries with its website, making it more inclusive for disabled users by conforming to the WCAG 2.1 AA standard. WCAG 2.1 AA defines how to make web content more accessible to people with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning or neurological disabilities. This stringent level of criteria for improving inclusivity is generally reserved for public sector services. However, ETG says it decided to take its online presence and inclusivity beyond the minimal levels of its rivals to create a truly inclusive customer experience for all site users.
For further information www.engtechgroup.com

Refreshed Manufacturing Action Plan for AMRC Cymru

AMRC Cymru played host to the Economy Minister for Wales, Vaughan Gething at the launch of a refreshed Manufacturing Action Plan for Wales to embrace the fourth industrial revolution and support transformation of the manufacturing sector.The plan will support the Welsh manufacturing sector through a ‘perfect storm’ caused by a turbulent global economy, labour shortages, energy price rises and supply chain difficulties to help ensure it remains a leading manufacturing nation with a more prosperous, equal and greener economy. AMRC Cymru is part of the University of Sheffield AMRC.
For further information www.bit.ly/426xY9P

Manufacturing collective launches MANifesto

Eight manufacturing SMEs have responded to the lack of a coherent industrial strategy in the UK by launching their own MANifesto.The Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), which comprises of seven subcontract manufacturers and an engineering design agency, has responded to the Government’s faltering strategic vision for industry by delivering its own blueprint for making the country globally competitive.

Bosses believe the four pillars of ‘Investment’, ‘People’, ‘International Trade’ and ‘Sustainability & Net Zero’ should lead the overarching approach and form the guiding principles for individual businesses inside the collective.MAN is now calling on the powers in Whitehall to facilitate growth by providing tailored support and removing some of the bureaucratic barriers currently in place.
For further informationwww.bit.ly/3B0gVdC