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Applications are now being accepted for funding of up to £80,000 to support new activities that will lead to business growth and job creation Full details of Round 2 are available in our guidance and are summarised below: Applications can be made for between...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

• 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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