Stockport based air compressor distributors, ACE Compressors, celebrated their 40th anniversary on 1st March. The milestone anniversary for the firm marks 40 years since the business was formed in 1982, by three partners working out of a terraced house in Stockport. Two years later, the business … [Read more...]
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New Energy Innovation Agency launches to drive progress towards net zero
The Energy Innovation Agency is set to launch in Greater Manchester at the end of April to support organisations in the city-region find innovative solutions to the challenges of achieving net zero carbon emissions. The organisation, which will launch at an event at Manchester's Circle Square … [Read more...]
Rail company makes final call for engineering apprenticeship applicants
Rail company, Northern, has made a final call to apply to join its engineering apprenticeship programme before applications close on 13th March. The rail company employs 300 apprentices across its depots and offices in the North of England, including in Greater Manchester where Northern is … [Read more...]
Power network operator publishes £1.8 billion plans for Net Zero
Power network operator, Stockport and Warrington based Electricity North West, has published its plans to lead the region towards Net Zero carbon emissions. Electricity North West's plans will see £1.8 billion of investment into infrastructure between 2023 and 2028 to ensure the region's network … [Read more...]
Further 45 jobs created at Stockport manufacturer
Stockport manufacturer and supplier of military equipment, WFEL, is creating a further 45 jobs to meet continued overseas and domestic demand. The new roles will support the precision engineering and manufacture of military bridges from WFEL's Heaton Chapel facility, and which are sold to over 40 … [Read more...]
MAN Energy Solutions confirms world-first LAES CRYOBattery project
MAN Energy Solutions has formally signed a contract to provide its LAES turbomachinery solution to Highview Power’s CRYOBattery facility. The signing took place at Highview’s London offices and follows on the agreement previously reached by the companies in April 2021. Highview, a global leader … [Read more...]
MAN Energy Solutions to partner on Manchester liquid-air energy storage project
The world's largest liquid-air energy storage project is set to benefit from turbomachinery supplied by Hazel Grove-headquartered MAN Energy Solutions UK. Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, has selected MAN Energy Solutions to partner on its CRYOBattery … [Read more...]
Stockport aviation group acquired in MBO
Stockport headquartered aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul company, Aeroco Group, has announced it has been acquired via a management buyout (MBO) by its senior leadership. The new management owners, Chief Executive Jonathan Bird and Managing Director Tony Lewin, acquired the group in a … [Read more...]
Former Thales apprentice named Young Manager of the Year in regional awards
A former apprentice from Cheadle engineering firm, Thales, has been named Young Manager of the Year in the 2021 Made in Manchester Awards. Software Engineering Manager, Nadia Johnson (pictured), joined Thales as an apprentice, and now leads a team of 22 engineers, developing software for advanced … [Read more...]
Stockport engineers from Thales Cheadle behind world-first autonomous mine-hunter
Engineers from Thales, both in Cheadle and nationwide, have worked alongside the Royal Navy and French military to develop the world's first autonomous mine-hunter technologies. Following successful trials detecting over 140 mines across miles of open sea and in harsh weather conditions, bringing … [Read more...]
Reddish access automation business bolsters parking services provision
Access automation specialists, Bft Automation (based in Reddish), have created a new parking services department to optimise their revenue from this business area. The creation of a new department will expand on an existing service that Bft Automation has been delivering for some years. The move … [Read more...]
New jobs for Stockport company awarded £46million MoD contract
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a new military bridging contract worth £46million to Stockport based WFEL. WFEL has received a new contract from the UK’s Ministry of Defence for the supply of 17 Sets of its MGB Medium Girder Bridges following a review of the MoD’s modular gap crossing … [Read more...]
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