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Autosport International, 12th – 15th January 2017

Autosport International is Europe's largest indoor pre-season motorsport event and will be celebrating its 27th anniversary between 12th-15th January 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham. The show is unique in that it encompasses two trade-only days and also two days for the general public. Featuring the very latest in motorsport, automotive and performance engineering technology, alongside cars and exhibitors from every level of motor racing, the show provides the perfect platform for members of the industry to meet, network and do business as ...

Oil & Gas News, November 2016

Royal Dutch Shell and BP warned investors not to expect a strong rebound in oil prices next year as they set out plans for further cuts in spending to contain rising debts. The UK-listed oil majors both said they were planning for prices per barrel in the low $50s in 2017 – only a little above current levels – in a sign of the industry adapting to “lower for longer” market conditions. Prices have stabilised recently after the sharp falls from $100 a ...

Aerospace News, November 2016

Europe’s largest production plant for titanium aerospace castings is nearing completion at AMRC Castings’ facilities on the outskirts of Sheffield, England. The furnaces in the facility are capable of melting 1,000kg of titanium and the site will have its first test melt in December Two large scale power supply units have been installed to deliver the energy required by the organisation’s consumable electrode casting furnace. The furnace is capable of melting the 1,000kg of titanium required to make a 500kg casting and has ...

Power Generation News, November 2016

POWER GENERATION Carnegie Wave Energy, an Australian-based company, has been granted £9 million from the European Regional Development Fund to support the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub in Cornwall. Wave Hub is the world’s largest and most technologically advanced site for the testing and development of offshore renewable energy technology. The grant is part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014 - 2020, and forms 65% of the funding for stage one: a ...

Automotive News, November 2016

Strong sales across Europe helped car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover achieve its strongest global October sales to date, selling 46,325 vehicles, up 12% year-on-year. The month’s performance was reportedly driven by improved sales of the Land Rover Discovery Sport, the Range Rover Evoque and the Jaguar F-PACE. Jaguar Land Rover sold 480,349 vehicles in the first ten months of 2016, up 23% on the same period in the prior year. Jaguar Land Rover’s world-class engine family has been designed and built from scratch to ...

Confident who owns the name on the hood?

In this article trade mark attorney and partner at Barker Brettell, and member of the firm’s automotive sector group, Lucy Walker, looks at some of the trade mark disputes in the automotive industry and considers lessons that can be learnt as well as highlighting points for best practice. As long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, it seems there will always be trade mark battles in the automotive industry. But is it really worth the fight? In ...

Exploiting World Class Machining Opportunities in Scotland

The ‘Profitable growth through applied research for Scotland’s manufacturing sector’ event on Wednesday December 7 – at the multi-million pound research centre in Inchinnan next to Glasgow International Airport, will focus on the latest forging, machining and assembly/automation and manufacturing techniques and technologies. It will be the first event of its kind demonstrating to Scotland-based organisations how they can achieve overall gains in manufacturing efficiencies and thus be better able to compete in the global aerospace, oil and gas, and automotive markets. The ...

Rail News, October 2016

The French train company Alstom is to build a new multimillion-pound plant in the north-west of England, delivering a major boost to the region during a time of uncertainty for the UK. Alstom will spend an initial £20m on a new site at Widnes, Cheshire, creating about 600 jobs. The facility will modernise the Pendolino trains on the west coast mainline and contain a training academy, but it could eventually manufacture new rolling stock if Alstom wins a contract to produce trains ...

Defence & Aerospace News, October 2016

The government’s industrial strategy should be used to boost the capability of and, spin off technologies in, the UK defence and security supply chain, according to the head of EEF. The call was made by Terry Scuoler, chief executive of EEF, addressing senior executives at the annual conference of NDI, the organisation representing Britain’s Defence, Security, Aerospace and Space industries. According to Scuoler the on-going capability of these key sectors is vital to the future of high value manufacturing in the UK ...

Manufacturing News, October 2016

Around 800 jobs are at risk after Covpress went into administration. Administrators from Grant Thornton have acted quickly to assure staff at the Canley car parts manufacturer that there are no immediate plans to make redundancies as they try to stabilise the firm. The Coventry-based firm has been enjoying Growth since it was taken over by Chinese firm Shandong Yongtai in a £30 million deal in 2013 that was one of the biggest investments by a Chinese firm in UK industry at ...