Innovation is key, Derby Rail Forum is told - Derby Evening Telegraph
02/12/2008 19:51:30: The future of Derby's rail industry will be driven by innovation. That was the message from the annual conference of Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum. more »
Last of the line at old JCB plant - Derby Evening Telegraph
02/12/2008 08:00:00: Digger manufacturer JCB is set to mark the last machine off the production line at one of its Uttoxeter factories before it closes. more »
JCB struggle starts to hit the wider economy - The Sentinel
01/12/2008 10:44:31: An Exhaust manufacturer has become the latest victim of digger-maker JCB's falling sales as slowing spending takes its toll on the private sector.Hixon-based Energy Exhausts called in administrators after seeing orders from JCB fall when the Rocester manufacturer cut production by 34 per cent following a sharp fall in global demand. more »
Architect chosen for JCB Uttoxeter redevelopment - Derby Evening Telegraph
27/11/2008 08:34:30: Plans to transform the site of a JCB factory in Uttoxeter are a step closer after a company was chosen as the winner of a competition to devise the scheme's final design. more »
Axing VAT on bikes can cut pollution, chancellor is told - Leicester Mercury
25/11/2008 10:30:00: The Chancellor may have cut VAT, but a specialist cycle firm wants to see the tax entirely scrapped on its products.Loughborough electric cycle company 50cycles.com called on the Government to stop putting VAT on bicycles, as a way of reducing traffic congestion and pollution. more »
Fab new furnace set to encourage red-hot prospects for engineers - Derby Evening Telegraph
25/11/2008 08:00:00: A Precision engineering firm in Spondon has invested a six-figure sum in the latest furnace system.Accrofab has invested £250,000 on vacuum heat treatment machinery capable of reaching temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Centigrade. more »
Steve hoping to make a roaring trade in custom harleys - The Sentinel
24/11/2008 09:40:00: Bike-builder Steve Wheeler is hoping to cash in on a growing trend for customising Harley Davidsons.The father-of-two, pictured left, is the founder of Longton-based SHD, which specialises in tailor-making the iconic American motorbikes. more »
Rolls-Royce to axe up to 2,000 jobs - Press Association
20/11/2008 05:30:56: Rolls-Royce plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 140 in the UK, after reviewing the impact of the current economic "uncertainties", the aerospace giant announced. more »
Ready to take off - Leicester Mercury
18/11/2008 10:30:00: Leicester Science Park, seen as one of the key parts of the city's £3 billion regeneration, will have its first occupant this time next year.Bosses at hi-tech engineering firm Zeeko, in Coalville, said they were "absolutely confident" of moving to the 20-acre site, off Abbey Lane, by November 2009. more »