Manufacturing order books close to a 30-year high
Manufacturing in Britain has remained close to a 30-year high in Q4, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) industrial trends survey. The survey completed by 371 manufacturers saw a surge in order book levels due to a strong demand in the motor vehicles, transport equipment and mechanical engineering sectors. As a result, total order books in the [...]
3D printing is evolving in the manufacturing value chain
3-D printing is continuing to gain market penetration in the manufacturing industry as demand rises for orders to meet necessary speed, cost and quality standards. The leveraging of 3-D printing continues in the manufacturing landscape as many companies are quickly seeing positive impacts on overall financial performances and improvements in efficiency. Currently, many manufacturers are prioritising installing 3-D printers [...]
UTCs offer students with skills ready for work, report finds
A study conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research, on behalf of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Edge Foundation has described pupils at UTCs as ‘young professionals ready for work’. The report also found University Technical Colleges (UTCs) help learners' to become “well-rounded, work-ready students” and give students work-ready skills such as, project management, communication skills, [...]
Staff Escape to Fazenda for Christmas
JB Springs staff were offered the chance to ‘Escape Reality’ this month as we headed to the Leeds-based escape room experience for the first part of our Christmas social. In a challenge where your team have just 60 minutes to escape an uber-real room, the team that escaped in the fastest time was Sam, Tom W, Mei, Margaret and [...]
Directors get their Santa on for ‘The Great Skipton Santa Fun Run’
Around 1,300 Santas of all ages completed the Great Skipton Santa Fun Run in front of a crowded Skipton, two of which were JB Springs’ Managing Director Alex Driver and Sales Director David Whitfield. Each year the event, organised by The Rotary Club of Skipton Craven, takes place with the help of officers from Skipton Town Council and from [...]
Common Spring Applications – JB Springs
Springs are a fundamental part of our day-to-day lives. As spring applications are often out of sight, it is likely you’ll encounter something that incorporates a functioning spring of some description. For example, getting to work. Whatever mode of transport you use - most use some kind of spring. Below are just some of the most common, but surprising, [...]
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