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Carolyn Greenwood retires after three decades with the company

At the end of March, Carolyn Greenwood retired after nearly 30 years with JB Springs. Carolyn was predominately responsible for handling our accounts but also had a number of other roles and responsibilities at the company.  A special lunch was held in her honour at which managing director, Alex Driver, thanked her for her tremendous contribution to the company. Everybody at JB Springs wishes her the very best for a long and happy retirement.

By |2018-06-20T13:43:19+01:00June 20th, 2018|

Factory Tour for Year 10 Pupils of Skipton Girls’ High School

Last month we welcomed the Year 10 pupils of Skipton Girls' High School to the factory, who were visiting a number of local companies to broaden their awareness of different engineering organisations. In any engineering industry there are physics involved, raw materials and processes, which all align with the curriculum content within the GCSE Engineering Specification. During their visit to JB Springs the students were provided with a presentation talk and tour of the factory facilities to show how [...]

By |2018-06-20T13:31:44+01:00June 20th, 2018|

Spring Winding Direction [Video]

The latest video in our Springtelligence video series will show you the winding direction of a spring. If two compression springs have to operate together (one inside the other) it is important for them to be wound in opposite directions, this will prevent the coils from getting entangled.

By |2018-06-21T10:21:30+01:00June 7th, 2018|

Factory Tour for Keighley Association of Engineers

We were delighted to welcome members of the Keighley Association of Engineers to our factory last month. They were treated to a behind-the-scenes look into the complete spring manufacturing process which also included a question-and-answer session. With a history dating back over a hundred years, the Keighley Association of Engineers is as active today as when it first formed in 1900 ( just five years after JB Springs was founded in 1895!). Operating a syllabus of events throughout the [...]

By |2018-05-04T15:25:01+01:00May 4th, 2018|

JB Springs support Skipton Girls’ High School in national robotics final

JB Springs was delighted to sponsor Skipton Girls’ High School (SGHS) Robotics Team, who were representing the Yorkshire and Humberside region in last month’s national robotics finals in Bristol. The SGHS Robotics Team won the right to represent Yorkshire and Humber at the UK finals after winning the regional round of the First Lego League; a global competition with over 250,000 9-16 year olds competing to solve real-world problems with LEGO robots. Supported by the IET (Institute of Technology and [...]

By |2018-03-28T15:59:04+01:00March 26th, 2018|

JB Springs meet future engineers at ‘Engineering Your Future’ event

JB Springs’ David Whitfield was on hand to talk with hundreds of potential future engineers from the region’s schools at last week’s ‘Engineering Your Future’ careers event in Huddersfield.   The event was organised by specialist recruitment firm maze8 Solutions at Kirklees College’s Engineering Centre on Wednesday 21st March, in association with Kirklees College, C&K Careers and Huddersfield Town AFC. The event was held to mark ‘The Year of Engineering’ and aimed to promote engineering as a career path [...]

By |2018-03-26T17:01:16+01:00March 26th, 2018|

JB Springs win ‘Best Engineering/Manufacturing Business’ at glittering Skipton Business Awards ceremony

JB Springs is delighted to announce that we were named 'Best Engineering/Manufacturing Business' at the Skipton Business Awards last week. The glittering award ceremony at The Rendezvous Hotel on Thursday 23rd March was a complete sell out, with the room packed to capacity as business owners, family and friends gathered to celebrate some of Skipton's best businesses. Organised by Skipton Chamber of Trade & Commerce, and in their second year, the awards initiative brings together companies large and small [...]

By |2018-03-27T09:04:37+01:00March 26th, 2018|

Diameters of a Compression Spring [Video]

We have created a Springtelligence video which shows you the Wire Diameter (d), Outside Diameter (OD), Inside Diameter (ID), and Mean Diameter (D) of a compression spring. Click the link below to be redirected to our YouTube video, in which these measurements are demonstrated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGZNPfaSH1k

By |2022-07-13T12:03:23+01:00March 5th, 2018|

JB Springs Shortlisted as Finalist in Skipton Business Awards

JB Springs is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as a finalist in the 'Best Manufacturing/Engineering Business' category of the Skipton Business Awards. Organisers say they are delighted to have attracted so many entries in the second year of the awards which aims to showcase businesses in Skipton and the BD23 postcode area. Matt Cornish, Head Judge on the panel said: “It was good to see so many new entrants this year. The quality of entries, and [...]

By |2018-02-26T10:44:13+00:00February 26th, 2018|

Contact Info

John Binns Springs A CGR Company Ltd Airedale Business Centre, Ghyll Way, North Yorkshire, Skipton BD23 2DD, For Sat Nav please use BD23 2TZ

Phone: 01756 797979

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