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PELLETING AND ANIMAL FEED |
| 28.02.2008 |
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Nick Finch, Operations
Manager explained: “OSL’s
pelleting and animal feed
experience extends over
140 years. We specialise in
the manufacture of an
extensive range of feed
milling spares and we have
steadily increased annual
turnover from the sale of
components for pelleting machines such as
CPM, Buhler and Andritz.”
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RAPID RESPONSE |
| 27.02.2008 |
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Gordon Kitching, Sales
Manager, explained: “Our
core skills are in general
engineering and
machining, which includes
turning, milling, gear
cutting and horizontal and
vertical boring.”
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Cellular Manufacture |
| 27.01.2008 |
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Cellular Manufacturing is engrained in
the culture of Newburgh Engineering.
Dedicated customer cells provide
allocated resources, focused on excellent
quality and delivery for each particular
customer. Cell Development Manager,
Roger Pearson says: “This modern way
of manufacture promotes long term
relationships with customers. We can then
apply Lean Manufacturing and 6 sigma
techniques within the cell, to maximise
cost benefits for all stakeholders.”
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NEWBURGH EXPANDS
INTO NEW FIELDS |
| 03.11.2007 |
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Newburgh Engineering has acquired the engineering
division of OSL Engineering to develop new ‘rapid response’
and pelleting and animal feed units at its Rotherham plant.
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Alan takes the crease |
| 27.10.2007 |
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Alan Wood, of Woodseats, Sheffield, recently
joined Newburgh as head of procurement. He
previously worked in a similar position for 28
years for Dormer Tools of Worksop, and
brings his experience to Newburgh’s fastexpanding
operation. Alan told Discover: “I
found the Newburgh staff very friendly and
welcoming, and I look forward to helping
them develop the new Rotherham factory to
the full.” Alan, who is married with two
grown-up children, was a keen cricketer for
Aston Hall Cricket Club in Sheffield before an
accident limited his appearances, he now
enjoys a round of golf.
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Street Pride |
| 27.10.2007 |
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A roundabout on the approach to
Newburgh’s headquarters on Bessemer Way,
Rotherham, has been sponsored by the
company in a bid to improve the town’s
environment.
The initiative is part of the borough council’s
Rotherham Street Pride campaign, and will
involve signing and the landscaping of the
roundabout, which features a sculpture
epitomising the town’s resurgence from the
industrial dereliction of the recent past.
Newburgh’s marketing chief Matthew Jewitt
commented: “We felt it was important to
contribute something to the council’s highly
laudible bid to improve the environment. And
as one of the new companies which have
recently moved in to Rotherham, we wanted
to make our mark on the landscape.”
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High-level visit |
| 27.09.2007 |
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Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Angela Harris
of Richmond made a flying visit to Newburgh
Engineering of Rotherham recently.
Baroness Harris is a patron of Northern
Defence Industries (NDI), a strategic alliance
of about 200 northern companies which
enables members to develop their business in
global defence and aerospace. Newburgh
managing director Vince Middleton is an NDI
board member.
Newburgh’s Marketing Manager, Matthew
Jewitt, explained: “NDI capitalises on the
north’s position as an engineering centre of
excellence, and we were delighted to
welcome Baroness Harris to look around our
plant. It confirms the company’s status as a
leading player in contract manufacturing.”
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On board with Offshore Europe: |
| 27.06.2007 |
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Newburgh will be
exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2007 – the largest oil
and gas exhibition in the world outside North
America – to be held in Aberdeen from September
4-7. The exhibition at the Aberdeen Exhibition and
Conference Centre features over 1,500 companies
and the last event in 2005 attracted over 32,000
visitors from 108 countries. Marketing chief Matt
Jewitt commented: “Offshore Europe is now
established as a global forum and a ‘must attend’
event for anyone in the oil and gas business. We look
forward to meeting many of our existing and
potential new customers there.”
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NAILING ANOTHER VETCO CONTRACT |
| 27.05.2007 |
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Newburgh has won a major
repeat three-year contract from
Vetco Gray Controls of Nailsea,
Bristol for the supply of subsea
manifold kits.
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New address |
| 30.03.2007 |
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Please note that Newburgh’s head
office and administrative headquarters has now
transferred from Bradwell to Rotherham (see front
page story). All enquiries should now be addressed
to:- Newburgh Engineering, Bessemer Way,
Rotherham S60 1FB,
Tel: 01709 724260; Fax: 01709 839312;
Website: www.newburgh.co.uk
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WELDING A NEW PARTNERSHIP |
| 29.03.2007 |
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Newburgh has formed a new partnership with the
TWI Technology Centre in Sheffield to deliver friction
stir welded parts to a major semiconductor equipment
manufacturer in the USA.
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MAJOR REORGANISATION FOR
NEWBURGH |
| 27.03.2007 |
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As part of a major reorganisation, Newburgh Engineering
is relocating its head office from Bradwell to its new,
ultra-modern plant at Rotherham.
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NEWBURGH’S ‘GREEN’ PLANTS RECOGNISED |
| 25.03.2007 |
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Newburgh Engineering has awarded the top ‘green’ criterion for its high-precision plants at Bradwell and Rotherham.
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CHAIRMAN GETS ON HIS BIKE |
| 11.01.2007 |
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Chairman gets on his bike: Tony Middleton, chairman of Newburgh, is about to set off on a marathon 3,800 motorbike ride across Europe to raise money for UNICEF and the children affected by the Chernobyl disaster. “The aim is to raise £20,000 for the children,” explained Tony, who will be riding his BMW R1200 GS from Britain to Kiev in the Urkraine. Anyone interested in sponsoring Tony should contact him on 0772 1424205.
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Long service |
| 27.07.2006 |
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An era passed when
machinist Terry Armitt left Newburgh after
a lifetime working for the company. When
Terry, of Springfield Road, Bradwell, joined
the company 48 years ago in 1957, the
founder Mr Isaac Middleton, was still in
post, and all the machines were manually
operated. When he left in July, the company
was at the forefront of computerised
precision engineering operations. “But the
company has never lost the family spirit,”
said Terry, who intends to spend time in his
retirement on his hobby of breeding prizewinning
budgerigars.
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Remote Control works for Michell |
| 27.06.2006 |
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Machine operators Mick Barber and Martin Richardson at
Newburgh’s Rotherham plant are used to getting their
instructions first-hand – from a computer.
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High-flying |
| 27.06.2006 |
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Newburgh had a presence
at the prestigious Farnborough Air Show
again this year, sharing a stand with the
North West Aerospace Alliance. The show
featured 1,480 companies from 35
countries, and there were 100 aircraft on
display. Organisers estimate that more than
140,000 people attended over the weeklong
show in July.
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NDI Membership |
| 26.06.2006 |
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Managing Director Vince
Middleton is an avid supporter of the NDI, a
business development company that matches the
capability of over 200 companies with the
procurement requirements of the global defence
and aerospace industry. “We are proud to be a
member of NDI and recognise it as the premier
organisation for collaboration within the defence
market.”
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HIGH LEVEL VISIT TO ROTHERHAM PLANT |
| 27.05.2006 |
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Newburgh Engineering of Rotherham was chosen from among 1,000
companies to represent the country’s finest engineering concerns to
a top-level visiting international group of British trade commissioners.
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Portrait of a salesman |
| 27.04.2006 |
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Don McBean, Business
Development Manager for
Newburgh, is always on the
lookout for new business for
the Derbyshire-based
company.
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NEWBURGH FUELS THE FUTURE |
| 03.03.2006 |
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A massive contract worth £10 million over five years for the supply of fuel ‘stringer components’ for nuclear reactors has been won by Newburgh Engineering of Bradwell.
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CUSTOMERS COME FIRST |
| 02.02.2006 |
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As part of its continuing mission to constantly improve customer service, Newburgh has set up separate marketing and engineering divisions under an operations director.
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20-YEAR ENGINE CONTRACT |
| 12.12.2005 |
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A contract worth around £500,000 a year for up to 20 years has been won by Newburgh to supply engine blocks for Perkins diesel engines.
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FLYING VISIT BY DUKE |
| 10.10.2005 |
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Newburgh’s £5million plant in Bessemer Way, Rotherham, was formally opened by HRH the Duke of York.
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NEWBURGH GOLF DAY |
| 20.08.2005 |
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Newburgh Golf Day: The first-ever Newburgh Golf Day took place at the College Pines course at Worksop, when 11 players took part. The winner was Matt Bates who scored 37 points, with Lee Duffy just five points behind. Keith Meyers was third.
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UNDERWATER EXCELLENCE |
| 03.04.05 |
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Newburgh has won a major contract from Vetco Gray Controls for the supply of subsea manifold kits which will be incorporated into their Subsea Control Modules for use on an international deepwater project.
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