Beakbane was cited as a UK company beating international competitors in an article in the Financial Times on 21 May entitled ‘Exports shine light amid economic gloom’. The story told how Beakbane was winning business in Germany by being more competitive than local suppliers and was also beating them on lead times. Managing Director Mike […]

On Stand 5066 at MACH 2012, machine protection and bellows specialist Beakbane will be exhibiting examples of its fabrication service for sheet metal machine enclosures, guards and cladding. It has a strong track record in supplying leading West Midlands manufacturers with fabrications and kits of parts direct to track-side on demanding just-in-time schedules.Beakbane currently delivers […]

On Stand 5066 at MACH 2012, machine protection and bellows specialist Beakbane will be launching new products including walk-on covers, cable carriers and a vulcanised convoluted bellows. The company will also show examples of lightweight lamella slideway covers for high-speed, high-acceleration machine tools and showcase its JIT manufacturing service for sheet metal fabrications, assemblies and […]

Our story on the special bellows we are providing for the Lake Ellsworth project – which will drill through 3km of Antarctic ice to a hidden lake – caused quite a stir in the business and regional press. Some editors saw potential in this story which we hadn’t noticed – as this charming cartoon from […]

Beakbane continues to enjoy strong sales in the nuclear energy sector. Over the past 12 months it has enjoyed significant orders from Sellafield for high-performance protective gaiters for remote manipulators used in fuel reprocessing. It has also received orders for other sewn bellows from Sellafield, as well as orders from Dounreay Site Restoration for bellows […]

Kidderminster-based bellows and machinery protection specialist Beakbane has been shortlisted for a prestigious national manufacturing award. The company has been nominated in the ‘Best Supplier Partnership’ category in the 2012 Manufacturing Industry Awards. Organised by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) these awards celebrate excellence in engineering-based UK manufacturing. The winner of the awards will be […]

Specially designed bellows manufactured by Beakbane for the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will play a crucial role in a pioneering project that will explore Lake Ellsworth, an ancient lake trapped 3km below the ice of Antarctica. The project involves drilling down through the ice to the lake and sending down probes to sample the lake […]

Kidderminster-based machine protection and bellows specialist Beakbane has taken on an eighth manufacturing unit to cope with an expanding order book. Two new jobs will be created once the new factory is in full production. The additional manufacturing space will be used for the assembly of large painted bespoke metal fabrications. Beakbane will upgrade the […]

Beakbane’s Matt Barnett has won the Engineering Apprentice of the Year Award at Worcester Group Training Association’s Annual Apprentice Awards Evening held at Worcester Warriors Rugby Club. Matt was one of Beakbane’s first advanced level apprentices. He joined the company in 2008 and is now entering the final six months of an HNC in Engineering […]

Beakbane’s decision to exhibit at EMO, the world’s largest machine tool exhibition, has paid dividends as the team returned with a wealth of new contacts and enquiries. EMO, which is held in in Hanover, Germany, is the main international showcase for machine tools and manufacturing technology, attracting 140,000 visitors and over 2,000 exhibitors from around […]