Established in 1995, toolmaking, metal pressings and plastic injection moulding services provider TWP Manufacturing Group, Tipton, started making a range of proprietary products after the financial crisis of 2008 to…

The decision to set up a turned parts subcontracting business at the start of the worst economic crisis in living memory has paid dividends for Yian Stavrou and George Dingley,…

With electricity bills, raw material costs and company taxes at record highs, coupled with an absence of anyone in Government to champion the interests of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)…

Ten percent year-on-year growth in global sales since the start of the decade, and similar success confidently expected in the coming years, has prompted First Light Lamps to replace some…

In September 2024, a third-generation Cincom A20-VIILFV sliding-head turning and milling centre of 20 mm bar capacity was added to the small parts turning section at bicycle aftermarket components manufacturer,…

The installation in April 2025 at Dawson Precision Components of a Citizen Cincom L20-XLFV sliding-head lathe brings the subcontractor’s tally of CNC turn-mill centres to 21, most of which are…

SFC (Europe) is a market leader for the manufacture, stocking and supply of safety-critical and high-performance studbolts, bolts and nuts in ASTM and ASME grades for onshore, offshore and subsea…

Josh Watkins, director of Welsh subcontractor Harlech Engineering, has recently bought two lathes from Citizen Machinery, a Miyano fixed-head model installed in mid-2023 and a sliding-head Cincom one year later….

Founded in 1965, subcontract machining firm Apel specialises in the manufacture of precision components for the aerospace industry. The company began investing in Citizen CNC turning centres in the 1980s…