Finance Bill 2014 Confirms Employee Ownership Incentives Beakbane, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of machinery protection systems has commended the new tax incentives that come into force on 6th April and are designed to increase the number of employee owned businesses in the UK and local region. Beakbane, which is a member of the […]

Kidderminster-based Beakbane is supporting a charity walk by Kidderminster Harriers fans to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The walk, organised by the Kidderminster Harriers Independent Supporters Trust(KHIST) has been organised in memory of a former chairman and stalwart of KHIST, Steve Millington, who died of cancer in November last year. Harriers fan Rob Glassey, […]

Beakbane is building on the success of its previous continuous improvement initiatives and entering next phase of its Six Sigma training programme for key employees. Six Sigma provides a set of principles that are used to analyse the way things are done in the business in order to identify and eliminate cost and waste. One of the key […]

Kidderminster-based Beakbane is helping to encourage the engineers of tomorrow by supporting a new engineering club at a local school, Baxter College. The first project for the club, which is also supported by local car dealership, Hills Ford, will be to build and race an electrically powered car in the national IET Formula 24 competition. […]

Customers at a leading high street bookmakers can now enjoy coffee and tea on demand, thanks to fabricated units designed and manufactured by Beakbane. A long-standing customer approached Kidderminster-based Beakbane when it needed to source cup storage and dispensing units as part of a contract to provide a hot drinks service to a chain of […]

A local machinery manufacturer has quickly taken forward expansion plans thanks to a simplified planning system introduced by Wyre Forest District Council. Councillor John Campion (left) with Beakbane MD Mike Southwell in front of Beakbane’s factory Development is underway at one of the District’s longest standing businesses, Beakbane Ltd, based on Stourport Road in Kidderminster. […]

Under the banner ‘Machine protection expertise‘, the Beakbane team is setting out its stall at EMO in Hannover, the world’s largest machine tool exhibition. The team reports a busy show with plenty of interest from visitors and the potential for significant new business. Over 2000 manufacturers from around the globe are exhibiting at the show […]

On 4 July, Kidderminster-based Beakbane will be celebrating the first ever Employee Ownership Day – a national event, recognised by the Government, which aims to promote and explain the business benefits that come when companies are owned by their employees. In Beakbane’s case there has been a clear link between employee ownership and its ability to […]

Recycling initiatives at Kidderminster-based Beakbane have not only reduced the amount of refuse going to landfill, they have also provided the starting point for a talented young artist. Around 18 months ago, Lynn Bassir, who works in Beakbane’s laboratory, suggested to managing director Mike Southwell that the company should recycle more waste. Mike agreed and […]

Staff at Kidderminster-based Beakbane have earned nationally recognised NVQ Diplomas in ‘Lean’ skills that will make the company more competitive and win new business. Staff at Beakbane earn NVQ Diplomas During their training, the 34 participants, who all volunteered to take part, learnt how to make processes more efficient, cut out waste, reduce the chance […]