Our Rotherham based contract manufacturing specialists, MTL Advanced, have recently commissioned a new 4 x 2m fibre laser cutting machine with fully automated loading.
WEC Group’s architectural division m-tec are currently involved in a key project for Birmingham New Street Station, working in collaboration with artist Anu Patel and Network Rail, to create a stunning and lasting tribute to those who were injured or lost their lives following the Birmingham pub bombings in November, 1974.
WEC Group is delighted to have won The Royal Navy Award for Large Employer of the Year at the North West Regional National Apprenticeship Awards 2018. Beating many other OEMs on the day to win the award, WEC Group will now go on to represent the North West region and attend the National Finals later this year.
WEC Group held a Staff Family Fun Day at AFC Darwen Anchor Ground on 1st September from 1pm until 5pm. All proceeds from the day went to our Charity of the Year, Oliver's Neuroblastoma Appeal.
WEC Group is proud to be a registered partner of the Year of Engineering.
Together we raised £4,995 for Oliver’s Neuroblastoma Appeal from registration fees, sponsorship, auctions, raffles, bingo and generous donations on the evening.
Working in partnership with artist David Murphy, seven of our talented apprentices crafted seven sapling-like trees from steel.
We are delighted to announce that WEC Group has been upgraded to the latest version of ISO 9001 Quality Management Standard (ISO 9001:2015) following a successful audit by BSI.
We will be showcasing our increased laser cutting, CNC machining and fabrication capacity at Subcon 5 - 7 June at the NEC, Birmingham on stand C15.
Tyler Atkinson, A WEC Group Training Academy apprentice, has made it one step closer to competing at WorldSkills Kazan 2019 as part of Squad UK.
The team at WEC Group is celebrating after once again being recognised in the prestigious Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list.
We have invested in a new automated large format fibre laser cutting machine which has been commissioned at our Rotherham division, MTL Advanced, this month.
Please be aware that WEC Group will be closed over the festive period, from 5pm on 22 December to 1 January 2018. From all at WEC Group, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We celebrated the success of our apprentices at the annual Apprentice of the Year Awards 2017, held on on 30 November at Blackburn Rovers.
Two of WEC Group's Training Academy apprentices have won gold and silver medals at the WorldSkills UK competition in Construction Metalwork, making it the third year in a row the company’s apprentices have won gold.
WEC Group Ltd has provided over 100 coded welding qualifications to staff since becoming a TWI (The Welding Institute) certified welder training centre earlier this year.
WEC Group held its sixth Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday 28th July at Accrington Golf Club and raised £3890 for Moo Bears.
WEC Group's engineering apprentices have put their new fabrication and machining skills to the test in order to manufacture major parts for a research space rocket.
Knowsley-based 5750 Components Ltd, a specialist laser cutting division of WEC Group, is moving to a larger facility to enhance its laser cutting operations.
WEC Group has successfully achieved EN 15085-2 accreditation for welding on rail vehicles as part of the company's long term commitment to the UK and European rail sector.