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Labfacility turns 50!

Labfacility , the largest UK manufacturers of Temperature Sensors and Thermocouple Connect-ors reach their 50th year milestone in 2021. Started in the Riddett family front room , it now encompasses three UK sites and over 70 staff members!

Quality and Service have always been key elements in the continued growth of ISO 9001 accredited Labfacility; technical support is always freely available from their experienced technical sales teams, with exceptional Trustpilot customer reviews. 

UK Bearing manufacturer Michell Bearings celebrates 100 years

In 1905, prior to the incorporation of Michell Bearings, founder A.G.M Michell registered patents in Britain and Australia for his tilting pad bearing invention, a concept which is widely used around the world today.

Now employing 182 people from manufacturing sites in the UK and India, as well as a global sales network, Michell Bearings began life with co-ownership between A.G.M Michell and Henry Thornton Newbigin, as well as four major shipbuilders in the North East of England; Cammell Laird & Co., Vickers, John Brown & Co. and Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.

Bowers Group Significantly Widens Product Range During 2020

Whilst 2020 has seen many industries facing unprecedented challenges due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as a leading supplier of quality metrology instruments, Bowers Group is closing the year on a high. 

With already one of the most comprehensive ranges of measurement tools throughout the world, the group has invested heavily in its product offering throughout the year, significantly bolstering its range of metrology solutions.

FUCHS New materials warehouse construction in final stages

Construction of a £5m raw materials warehouse with 4,000 pallet spaces is almost complete at FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC.  The manufacturing plant located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent is part of FUCHS, the world’s largest independent lubricants manufacturer.

The warehouse is the latest step in a £10m investment program at FUCHS UK, which has seen the installation of 2,110 solar photovoltaic panels across the 20-acre manufacturing facility, the introduction of a range of innovative manufacturing plant machinery and new multi-line pallet loading robot arms. 

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