WEC Group has invested a quarter of a million pounds in a brand new multi spindle/multi axis lathe in order to manage its increasing volume of orders for close tolerance aerospace industry components
WEC Group celebrated the success of its Training Academy apprentices at the annual Apprentice of the Year awards 24 November. The event also marked 10 years since the Academy first opened its doors.
Two of WEC Group's Training Academy apprentices have won gold and bronze medals at the WorldSkills UK final in Construction Metalwork 2016.
WEC Group's Training Academy apprentices have manufactured a bed which will be pulled through the streets of Yorkshire and Lancashire by Graham Liver to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
WEC Group has won the BAE Systems Award for Large Employer of the Year in Liverpool City Region, Cumbria and Lancashire at the National Apprenticeship Awards regional ceremony 2016.
Preston-based Submarine Manufacturing & Products Ltd (SMP) are continuing to make their mark in the Subsea industry following the manufacture and supply of a bespoke air/gas diving spread unit for an international subsea service contractor.
WEC Group held its fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday 8th July at Accrington Golf Club to raise money for Theo's Warriors. The golf day was open to all customers, suppliers, staff and commercial associates of WEC Group and 68 players took part on the day.
WEC Group has founded a brand new metal profiling and processing company as a way of strengthening operations at its Rotherham-based division, MTL Advanced. DNA Metalwork is operating as a new "job shop" subsidiary of MTL at its 300,000 sq. ft. Grange Lane facility,
WEC Group has completed a multi-million pound deal which sees Coventry-based HTA Group join its growing family of businesses. The partnership will enable Lancashire-headquartered WEC Group to continue to dominate the UK's laser cutting and fabrication sector.
WEC Group has acquired a 50% stake in Preston-based commercial diving and hyperbaric product manufacturer Submarine Manufacturing & Products Ltd (SMP) to make both businesses stronger entities. The addition of SMP to WEC's ranks will provide a host of benefits to the company.
WEC Group is celebrating after beating off stiff competition and winning the Red Rose Awards Large Business of the Year category for the second time. The judges commended WEC on its continuous investments in state-of-the-art technology following over £11m of investment throughout the company over the past 12 months.
WEC Group launched its newly revamped workshop machinery division, Clarendon by WEC, at manufacturing exhibition MACH in April 2016. Clarendon by WEC (previously known as Hi-Spec Machinery) is a UK manufacturer of heavy duty abrasive workshop machinery such as grinders, belt sanders, brushers/polishers, dust extractors and metalworking bench presses for educational and industrial organisations.
WEC Group has acquired a 300,000 sq. ft. factory and 30 acres of land as a way of strengthening operations at its Rotherham-based site, MTL Advanced. The £7m acquisition of the Grange Lane facility, which has been occupied by MTL since 2011, is part of an ambitious programme of investment throughout the Group aimed at increasing manufacturing space and giving room for further growth.
We are thrilled to announce that WEC Group has been shortlisted in four Red Rose Awards categories this year; Growing Business Award, Large Business Award, Manufacturing Business Award and Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2016. The next stage of the competition consists of a presentation for each category followed by a 10 minute question and answer session from the judges at Ewood Park, Blackburn.
WEC Group has invested in a state-of-the-art automated laser cutting machine for its Rotherham facility, MTL Advanced. The brand new 6m x 2.5m Trumpf CO2 TruLaser 8000 was commissioned in December 2015 as part of an ongoing investment plan to modernise MTL's machinery line-up and boost productivity.