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Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc.

Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc. the leading manufacturer and supplier of power transmission and bulk material handling components and systems is opening its first European facility at a multi-million pound business park in Leamington Spa - Warwickshire. Martin Sprocket & Gear Ltd will operate from a 42,000 sq ft factory where they will supply the EMEA market with their power transmission range along with screw conveyors, bucket elevators, drag conveyors, conveyor pulleys and idlers. The industrial specialist, which stocks a…

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Saxlund

Saxlund Group AB (publ) has entered into a financing agreement with its largest owner Gabrielsson Invest AB and with Trention AB (publ) to carry out a capitalization of Saxlund Group AB (publ) to ensure the strong growth that is expected The capitalization will take place in two steps. 1) A fully guaranteed rights issue of SEK 85 million where the main guarantors will be Trention AB and Gabrielsson Invest AB. The issue takes place in the form of units…

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Robson Bulk & Site Services

Singleton Birch Ltd, the UK’s leading independent lime supplier have reported an 85.6% reduction in downtime on a problematic asset as a result of the remedial work undertaken by Robson Site Services. Robson Site Services provide proactive and reactive on-site installation and service solutions to unit and materials handling systems. Robson Site Services were initially invited to Singleton Birch with the remit of reducing costly downtime and increasing efficiency of plant equipment from August 2017. In specific reference to the…

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Materials Handling Products Ltd

Materials Handling Products Ltd (MHP) Operations Director Paul Twigg celebrated his 25th anniversary with the company in August 2020. Paul joined MHP as an apprentice in 1995 and having worked his way through all of the workshop production and site customer service roles in the business, he now heads up operations at the Swadlincote HQ, covering all aspects of production in the Screen Media Manufacturing and Wear Resistant Lining Application workshops. Paul’s dedication to the company and it’s customers is…

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Hoverdale UK Ltd .

HOVERDALE HAVE MOVED On the 29th of July 2020 Hoverdale UK Ltd was sold by Michael Parker to the current Managing Director Matt Beverley. This marks an exciting time in the company history and plans are in place to increase their products and service offering. They have recently moved to a new manufacturing site located at: Unit 5 Liberty Way, Attleborough Fields, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. CV11 6RZ. Their telephone number currently remains the same. The facilities will enable our parts to…

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Flender

Industrial servicing reaches new levels of accountability By Chris Williams, Industrial Service Manager, Flender UK... Predictive maintenance has become an essential weapon in the armoury of industrial processes and manufacturing by helping avoid breakdowns and plant failures as well as enabling scheduled maintenance through forward planning. Flender, a Siemens company, has seen huge growth in condition monitoring and products and servicing including spares. It works with many companies taking up the benefits of condition monitoring, enabling them to have more…

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Hoverdale UK Ltd

The MHEA would like to welcome Hoverdale UK Ltd as a Corporate Member of the Association. Established in 1972 and based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Hoverdale specialises in servicing the bulk handling industry to include; mining, quarrying, MRF waste management, food & beverage. They now export worldwide to over 22 countries and have office locations in the UK, India, Indonesia, & Africa. Their core competences include, conveyor equipment protection, re-manufacture of OEM parts to prolong life and reduce costs, bespoke engineered…

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Strategic acquisition provides boost for engineering firm

A specialist engineering firm’s plans to diversify have received a significant boost with a strategic acquisition. Derbyshire based Greenbank Group has announced a buyout of Franklyn Yates Engineering for an undisclosed sum and, while the two firms will continue to operate independently, the deal opens up a wealth of new opportunities Both companies enjoy a strong reputation for engineering excellence across a wide range of industrial sectors, and the acquisition is set to broaden Greenbank’s expertise and manufacturing capacity as…

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Robson Bulk and Site Services

The MHEA would like to welcome Robson Bulk and Site Services Ltd as a Corporate Member. Robson are a fourth generation privately owned UK based materials handling systems provider, conveying solutions to a multitude of sectors. Founded in 1906, we have 114 years industry expertise, which is built on a strong reputation for being dependable, reliable and performing with the highest professional integrity. Projects can be undertaken on a “Turnkey” basis (to include complete new systems, system capacity enhancements, system…

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The MHEA would like to welcome The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology as an Affiliate member. They are the leading place for powders, bulk solids and particulate materials Providing independent expertise and cost-effective solutions to industrial problems. Their mission is to help industry to get it’s powders and bulk materials to behave in the way they need them to! They offer consultancy, research and short courses for industries that handle powder or granular materials as part of their…

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