Bournemouth based KDC Group has enjoyed a very successful start to 2014 with strong growth experienced in the Aerospace sector. In particular the firm has won a number of projects, from original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) and 1st Tier suppliers to the...
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Hardide Coatings secures major supply agreement with General Electric
11 Mar
Hardide Coatings, provider of advanced surface coating technology, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Strategic Supply Agreement with the General Electric Company Inc. (GE). Hardide will supply coating to a component currently used by GE, in a deal...
MACH 2014 Exclusive: New GapGun SPC3d7 software – 50% faster, simpler, more reliable than ever!
11 Mar
Third Dimension, creator of the leading GapGun range of profile measurement systems, launches the latest version of its cutting edge GapGun software, SPC3d Version 7, for both PC and onboard processing, this April. SPC3d Version 7 software will premier at...
The National Composites Centre was recently awarded funding from the BIS’ Sector Mentoring Challenge Fund
10 Mar
With the support of Composites UK, we are running a pilot to help support the growth of our sector by linking 10 Mentors and 10 Mentees to work with each other over a 12 month period beginning in April 2014. Mentoring has been shown to be an effective way to help...
Apprentice Scheme Success for Local Engineering Firm KDC
7 Mar
Leading engineering services and recruitment company KDC Group, based at Bournemouth Airport, is proud to demonstrate the success of its Apprentice scheme. KDC has been working with Bournemouth and Poole College and Bournemouth University for a few years now and they...
Cell Partnership Increases Horstman Capacity – Mazak, Edgecam & Iscar
4 Mar
A partnership between Mazak, Edgecam and Iscar has created a £1.25m manufacturing cell giving a leading defence systems manufacturer additional capacity to produce complex 5-axis components on a sub-contract basis. Horstman Defence Systems Limited are renowned...
Ferchau Engineering Excellence Award From Airbus
17 Feb
Bournemouth based Ferchau Engineering has received an award from the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The award was presented for consistently meeting expectations with regard to cost, for Ferchau’s work on the flagship A380 airliner. Ferchau...
University launches £4m fund for South West businesses
14 Feb
Businesses across the South West are set to cash in on a new £4 million funding programme, run by the University of the West of England, Bristol. Available to both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies, the Innovation 4 Growth scheme will part...
Fine Tubes turns to City College Plymouth to develop Management Training programme
21 Jan
Fine Tubes, the Plymouth-based manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications – from aerospace to power generation – has been working with City College Plymouth to develop and implement a customer service-focused management training...
GKN Aerospace – Bristol to recruit another 48 apprentices
21 Jan
• Intake increases once again • Process begins at open evening on the 23rd January, 2014 • New technician apprenticeship added to advanced and higher schemes An open evening from 4.00pm to 7.00pm at the BAWA Centre, Southmead Rd, Filton on Thursday 23rd January, 2014...
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18 Jan
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Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry
15 Jan
AERTEC Solutions homes in on the United Kingdom and with the help of Airbus, commences a pioneering project to apply video game technology to the aerospace industry The multinational aeronautical engineering firm makes an impact on the British aerospace market with...