Mills CNC, the distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has announced that machine tool orders in Q2 exceeded 100. Says Kevin Gilbert, Mills CNC’s managing director: “Clearly we are delighted with the results. Over the last six months we have launched a number of new Doosan machines into the market and, over the same period, completed several complex turnkey and process improvement projects with aerospace and energy sector customers. Furthermore, we have increased our headcount and strengthened our sales and service operations, all of which go a long way to explain our strong showing in the first half of 2017.”
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www.millscnc.co.uk

Manufacturing is the most consistently upbeat sector in the UK on the medium- to long-term economic effects of Brexit according to a new YouGov survey, the Brexit Monitor, commissioned by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM. Although over two-thirds of UK businesses across key sectors (68%) felt prepared for an EU exit, it was manufacturing that came in as the most confident. Some 78% of the 49 manufacturing businesses surveyed said they were prepared (of which 31% said they were ‘very prepared’).
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www.rsmuk.com

Building on strong figures for the first quarter of 2017, the subcontract manufacturing market edged ahead another 6.7% in the second quarter, with strong demand for machining in June offsetting a dip in May. According to the latest Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) figures, the index for the second quarter stood at 174, compared with 163 for the first quarter, although it was 8% down on the corresponding quarter of 2016 when demand was particularly strong and the index stood at 188. The baseline figure of 100 represents the average value of the subcontracting market during 2014.
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Chester Machine Tools has announced that its new catalogue app for Android smartphones is now live. The new app has been specifically designed to provide customers and agents with quick and easy access to Chester’s extensive machine tool range, whenever required.
Included within the app is Chester’s latest catalogue, along with direct links to individual machines and specifications. Direct contact links are also included. To download the new app, simply visit the App Store at Google Play
and search for Chester Machine Tools.
For further information
www.chestermachinetools.com

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry says it is gearing up for highest ever intake of female apprentice engineers since launching the organisation’s apprenticeship programme. Increased awareness of the range of career opportunities for women in engineering has reaped dividends for the MTC’s Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Programme. Of 42 apprentice places on offer this year, females applicants are expected to take up seven spaces.
For further information
www.mtc-myfuture.co.uk