Giggleswick School Receive Springtelligence Class & Factory Tour
JB Springs’ managing director, Alex Driver, was recently invited to Giggleswick School to give a presentation on all things springs-related to their junior school. The talks were well-received with lots of questions and interest from the students, such as, “Do you think you could go a whole day without using a spring?” (The answer being, it’s very unlikely.) As [...]
See You At SIFER 2023!
From 28th to the 30th March, David Whitfield from JB Springs will be attending the premier rail industry event SIFER in Lille, France, the only international B2B rail event which has been held every two years since 1999. Of the event, David commented, “The rail industry is an important sector for John Binns and CGR. Our broad range of [...]
First part for CGR International and use of the CGR strain laboratory
Since officially becoming part of the CGR International family in January of this year, we have now produced our first ever part for CGR Montrichard – which was more than a bit unusual…! The part is a 16mm wire, variable pitch, conical spring. It was great to be able to support another company within the CGR group and we’re [...]
Another Accomplished JB Springs Apprentice
It is always fantastic to celebrate the achievements of our apprentices. Recently, Scott Tennant – who started with us at JB Springs in December of 2018 – completed his Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Machinist Pathway) and has enrolled to complete the Level 4 Higher National Certificate. Congratulations Scott, your hard work is much appreciated here at JB [...]
CGR establishes a base in the UK with acquisition of John Binns & Son (Springs) Limited
CGR establishes a base in the UK thanks to the acquisition of John Binns & Son (Springs) Limited CGR, co-designer and manufacturer of mechanic and mechatronic components in Europe, America and Asia is pleased to announce the acquisition of John Binns Springs, a British specialist manufacturer of wire springs. With over 130 years’ experience and market-leading expertise using the [...]
A Fond Farewell
In December last year, Nicola Card – daughter of the late Trevor Driver, original director at John Binns – retired from the business to run her new venture of Cracoe Café. Nicola has played a pivotal part in the company for the last 25 years, and will be incredibly missed here by all. She had a close relationship with [...]
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