Catch up
Catch up
West Midlands Mayor backs Grayson Thermal Systems
KMF invests over £1 million in new machines Precision sheet metal firm KMF has invested over £1 million on two new machines. The Newcastle- under-Lyme company has bought two new laser profiling machines which will increase cutting speeds, reduce operating costs and allow a greater range of materials to be processed www.kmf.co.uk
Sandvik Coromant has appointed Camilla Nevstad Bruzelius as the new Head of Sustainable Business enterprise, Camilla’s principal undertaking will be to create and travel the Sandvik Coromant Sustainable Small business Method. New Head of Sustainable Business
Camilla retains a Master of Rules (LL.M.) in Worldwide Legislation from Lund
College. She has decades of experience from within the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, most recently as Deputy Head of World-wide Agenda Division. www.sandvik.coromant.com
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the West Midlands with zero-emission technology advancements creating global export opportunities for Grayson Thermal Systems. That was the clear message presented to Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, during a recent visit to the firm’s Tyseley base, with bosses at the 44-year-old firm convinced that the switch to greener transport solutions presents a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for their British Steel launches recruitment drive
company and the region as a whole. Managing Director Stuart Hateley believes the area’s traditional strengths in innovation and R&D are already paving the way for new contracts across the world and wants the Government to get behind this drive by making sure that all publicly funded projects feature initiatives that ensure UK-produced goods are given a boost. www.graysonts.com operates. And to support its drive to deliver net-zero steel, it’s now looking to recruit the next generation of steelworkers. The company is currently advertising for 30 graduates to join British Steel in September at its locations across the UK. These include opportunities in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering roles while there are also graduate positions in sales and marketing, procurement, technical and manufacturing. They are also looking for 50 new apprentices. The successful applicants will enrol on three-year training programmes for engineering roles and technical positions. www.britishsteel.co.uk
Ceratizit strengthens support with two new recruits Ceratizit UK & Ireland has expanded its applications support team with the appointment of two additional engineers, Stuart Cooke and Stuart Brooks, who will provide support across the Midlands and North west of England. The applications support team works alongside
Ceratizit’s technical sales engineers to provide customers with an extra layer of reassurance with day-to-day machining, technical support and project development activities. With more time available to
them they can work closely with key accounts while also help to develop business within other customers. “The applications team is central to our ongoing strategy of developing our customer support activities, and these two appointments will be followed by further additions during the year,” says Shaun Thornton, Technical Manager, Ceratizit U.K. and Ireland. www.ceratizit.com
The company has pledged to invest in a range of technologies to build a clean, green and sustainable future for British Steel, its thousands of employees and the communities in which it
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