Airbus is delighted to announce that the A350 XWB made its historic, maiden voyage this morning. The A350 XWB, equipped with Rolls-Royce engines, is a generation beyond its current competitor, benefitting from a 25 per cent reduction in fuel burn, operating costs and...
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Smith & Williamson advises on sale of British International Helicopter Services
13 Jun
Smith & Williamson has advised the shareholders of long-standing client British International Helicopter Services (“BIH”) on its sale to Patriot Aerospace Group (“Patriot”), part of the Rigby Group. BIH is an operator of medium and large...
Fine Tubes Expands Its Client Base in Russian and Ukrainian Aerospace Markets
13 Jun
Fine Tubes is among the first Western suppliers to work with NPO Saturn on the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100. Fine Tubes (www.finetubes.com), a leading metal tubes manufacturer specialising in the aerospace; medical; chemical process; nuclear; power; and oil and gas...
Expert in Health and Safety joins Fine Tubes as HSE Manager
11 Jun
Fine Tubes appoint Health and Safety expert in HSE Manager role Fine Tubes Ltd. is pleased to announce the recent appointment of David Richardson as Health, Safety and Environmental Manager. As a leading global manufacturer of precision tubing, Fine Tubes is...
A £1 million competition opened on 13 May to find solutions that can transform the rail customer’s experience.
3 Jun
The GB rail industry is seeking innovative solutions which will lead to transformation of the rail customer’s experience, both passengers and freight customers. The Enabling Innovation Team (EIT) is running a £1 million prize-bearing competition for those...
Talent retention taken to new levels
28 May
Over 3,500 engineers, students and apprentices have already signed up to a flagship industry scheme designed to match engineering talent with new job opportunities, it has been announced today. The national web-based Talent Retention Solution (TRS) brings together...
Poeton Industries expands its global footprint
28 May
Poeton Industries Ltd and Applied Total Control Treatment Pte Ltd (ATC) are pleased to announce the creation of a Joint Venture surface treatment business based in Singapore and Malaysia. Mr Toh Boon Ho, Centre Director of International Enterprise Singapore, pictured...
Altran sponsors Global Intelligent Systems 2013
19 Apr
Altran is delighted to announce that it is sponsoring Global Intelligent Systems 2013, a new annual event that will explore the full commercial potential of autonomous and intelligent systems across industries. The conference will take place in London on 16 and 17...
Quality success for WEAF member
17 Apr
CITY ENGINEERING, the Bristol-based Sheet metal/ Fabrication company, has spent the last year upgrading its ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System to cope with the stringent requirements of Aerospace Standard AS9100 . Under the guiding hand of fellow WEAF member,...
New Director appointed at Poeton Industries
12 Apr
Poeton Industries are pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Elliott-Mead as a Director. Steve is a Qualified Accountant and has previous accounting and finance experience gained whilst working in the Construction Industry and the Social Housing sector. He...
South West Business Insider is to hold its inaugural South West International Trade Awards
4 Apr
“South West Business Insider is to hold its inaugural South West International Trade Awards on 12 June 2013, and is calling for entries from across the aerospace industry across a number of categories, which include: Small Manufacturer (sub £10m turnover);...
Breakfast meeting with Rolls-Royce and the NIA on 11 April – Don't miss it!
20 Mar
“You will have seen the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK has been given approval by the Secretary of State. The building of Hinkley Point C is expected to pave the way for a fleet of new plants across the UK. It is estimated...