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RARUK named Global Distributor of the Year
RARUK Automation has been named Universal Robots’ Distributor of the Year. The prestigious award recognises the distributor that has achieved the largest growth and sales globally over the last year. Danish robotics manufacturer Universal Robots has a network of over 300 distributors worldwide. RARUK Automation has also been awarded Platinum Plus status. As a dedicated automation company that splintered off from long-standing engineering distributor R. A. Rodriguez (UK) Ltd. The business relationship between Universal Robots and RARUK began in 2010. Today RARUK Automation represents Universal Robots and UR+ solutions in the UK, as well as autonomous mobile robots from
MiR and other automation solutions including EffiMat™ automated warehouse storage and
FlexiBowl® flexible part feeders. www.rarukautomation.com
Retirement beckons after 42 years at EDM
engineering and manufacturing company EDM. Neil Bottomley, 64, joined EDM as a pattern maker in May 1982 after serving a three-year apprenticeship at J.J. Harvey in Denton, Greater Manchester. He progressed through the company’s ranks working on subsea, rail, automotive, marine, museum and defence projects which took him around the world. Tony Bermingham, managing director of EDM, said: “Neil has been a loyal, dedicated and hard-working employee of the company for the last 42 years. It’s been a pleasure working alongside him for 28 of those years since I joined the business, and all the directors and employees wish him a long, healthy and happy retirement.” www.edmgroupltd.com
A senior project manager who has worked on assignments from fighter jets and luxury cars to interactive exhibits at children’s museums is retiring after nearly 42 years at Manchester-based
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