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MDT-UK, WALTHEW HOUSE, BEER and CHEER!

Last weekend marked the third and final appearance at the annual Stockport Beer & Cider Festival for Walthew House. The Shaw Heath-based charity put out a call for volunteers to help out at this year’s two-day event held at Stockport County’s Edgeley Park ground and as always, … [Read more...]

HEARTBREAK IN HOLLAND FOR HUGHES SPEEDWORKS

The Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport outfit were set for a fight to the finish, as they were caught up in an accident with the overall leader whilst topping the SP3 class in their Ginetta G50 during the Hankook 12H Zandvoort race, in Holland - an incident which led to Speedworks principal, Christian … [Read more...]

HIGH ENERGY DONATION BY FOCUSED NUTRITION

Healthy snack specialist Focused Nutrition has donated 200 energy bars to charity riders Team RedBlack for next week's Etape De Yorkshire cycle challenge.Focused Nutrition is based in Stockport, Cheshire, and is best known for its Applejack and FiveaDay ranges of healthy-option flapjacks sold … [Read more...]

TAIWAN CONTRACT 2 DOWN AND 58 TO GO !

Taiwan Contract – 2 down and 58 to go! Following last year’s successful Taiwan Coast Guard contract award to supply 60 x 12VP185 propulsion engines, gearboxes, controls and monitoring equipment, MDT-UK are delighted to announce that the first set of two 12VP185 engines are … [Read more...]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER VISITS HUGHES SAFETY SHOWERS

During a visit to the Hughes Operations Centre in Stockport, The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, met Deputy Managing Director Peter Evans and other Board members to discuss issues of particular interest to the Company. They included doing business within Europe, the role of British exporters … [Read more...]

CBI REPORT STRONG OUTLOOK FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Activity in the UK manufacturing sector remained solid in May, and output is expected to rise strongly in the next three months, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows. Output volumes continued to grow at the same rate as in the previous two months, and with stronger growth anticipated … [Read more...]

BRAZILIAN ARRIVES IN STOCKPORT

Robinsons Brewery are celebrating the arrival of summer with their new seasonal ale Brazilian. The 4.2% ABV blonde ale is the third of six exclusive ales that the Cheshire Family Brewer will release over the course of 2014 and marks the start of their summer range of beers with Citra … [Read more...]

ROBINSONS PERFECT PUB SCHEME REVEALS 9 percent SALES SWING

Since launching in June 2012, Robinsons’ unique mystery visitor programme, Perfect Pub, has recruited over 1000 customers operating as Perfect Pub ‘agents’ and has also revealed a 9% sales swing for Robinsons pubs linked directly with standards. Explains David Bremner, Director … [Read more...]

HAT WORKS BRINGS HATTING HOME TO STOCKPORT

Hat Works Museum brought hatting home to Stockport with the Making Headway Catwalk Show on Saturday 17th May. A new collection of 30 couture fashion hats, created by 13 of the UK’s best emerging millinery talents, was showcased at a Paris style fashion show hosted at St. Mary’s Church … [Read more...]

NEW DEPUTY MD FOR HUGHES SAFETY SHOWERS

Stockport based Hughes Safety Showers have announced the appointment of Peter Evans as the new Deputy Managing Director to the Hughes Group Board. Hughes Safety Showers are a world-leading manufacturers of Emergency Safety Showers, Eyebaths and Decontamination Equipment for a wide range … [Read more...]

OLD ENGINES KEEP RUNNING – CUSTOMERS KEEP RETURNING

Last week MAN Diesel & Turbo's (MDT-UK) prestigious PrimeServ training Academy in Hazel Grove presented two simultaneous courses for two long-standing customers. In each case their engines have delivered many years of service. One group was from Mantos Blancos, Chile, where twelve different … [Read more...]