Having had his name drawn at MACH 2022 as the winner of the Ceratizit UK & Ireland draw for a £6000 Hope HB130 mountain bike, Dave Buchan finally got to collect his prize at Hope Technology’s headquarters in Barnoldswick. Buchan had to delay collecting his prize due to work-related pressures at Havant-based subcontrator Monolution, where he works as a programmer, setter and operator. He received his Hope HB130 from Lee Pinhorne, Ceratizit UK & Ireland’s technical sales engineer for the south of England. Hope Technology has a long-standing partnership with Ceratizit UK & Ireland.
For further information www.ceratizit.com

Global science-based technology manufacturer 3M has become the latest company to join the Manufacturing Technology Centre. 3M operates 97 manufacturing and converting facilities in 35 countries. The company employs 2150 people in the UK across 15 locations, including six manufacturing sites producing abrasives, personal safety equipment and adhesive tapes. 3M has been working alongside the MTC since 2018 on a number of different projects and as part of its membership, is expecting to focus on utilising manufacturing technology and application to abrasive and adhesive systems.
For further information www.the-mtc.org

Ficep UK has appointed three directors with 38 years’ combined experience of working at the company. Finance director Pam Allen, sales director Chris Berriman and operations director Richard Clark, now take responsibility for the management of Ficep UK – a steel fabrication machinery supplier – along with existing company director and group CEO, Christian Colombo. The move follows the departure of Ficep UK founder and MD Mark Jones, who stepped down in July after 23 years leading the business. Jones takes on a new role as non-executive director, for a short period.
For further information www.ficep.co.uk

Scottish start-up Mako Aerospace, based in Dunfermline, has teamed up with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, to manufacture the world’s first all-electric jet engine, which could double the range of electric aircraft compared to current hybrid models. Headed by University of Strathclyde graduates Kieran Duncan and Pia Saelen, Mako is on a mission to realise aircraft electrification using a lighter and more efficient electric jet engine that aims to reduce fuel costs by 70% compared with a traditional turboprop engine.

NMIS engineers are involved in wide-ranging research exploring how the technology could play a significant role in achieving a fully electrical commercial flight. The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is providing engineering and manufacturing expertise while also introducing potential supply chain partners from across its network with a view to eventually manufacturing the engines in Scotland.
For further information www.nmis.scot