www.thestar.co.uk The Star,Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3 TOP Manufacturing & In Partnership With Engineering Companies 50 Advertising Feature Duo’sjoy at apprentice awards Top five profit makers on the up

SHEFFiELD City Region’s most profitable manufactur- ers are doing better than ever, according to the latest Star Business/Sheffield Uni- versity Management School Top 50 listing. Every one of the top five profit makers recorded improvements, with Outo- Greatsuccess: Regional finalists at the National Training and National Apprenticeship Awards kumpu going moving from losses of £9.9 million to a TWO trainees from South Yaser Rauf said: “My Barrett from ALB Service £21.9 million profit, while Mechanical seal manufacturer: AESEngineering. Yorkshire have been named apprenticeship has been a Centre in Barnsley, Kelly Danaher UK industries, AES regional winners of the Na- fantastic opportunity for me Ellis from Thomson (UK and Engineering, Firth Rixson pump supply and repair busi- Vacuum, the Danish-based tional Training and National to advance my career in to ireland) based in Meadowhall and Ballyvesey Holdings all ness, buying Sussex-based supplier of vacuum pumps, Apprenticeship Awards. engineering. and Thomas Parker from BT showing improvements. Absolute Vacuum for an spares and other vacuum Yaser Rauf from the “The award evening was a in Sheffield. Others also improved fur- undisclosed sum. industry related products. Rotherham-based Top 50 great success for MTL Group, Tata Steel’s Sheffield ther down the profits table, Three months ago, the Ultimate Vacuum supplies manufacturer MTL Group i am looking forward the operations were highly with refractory manufacturer Rotherham company - the the Scandinavian as well as was named Advanced Ap- national judging and i hope commended in the Large Em- Vesuvius UK transforming world’s fourth-largest the Danish market and is an prentice of the Year, while to do well for Yorkshire and ployer of the Year category a £16.0 million loss into a manufacturer of mechanical official distributor for leading Alice Hawke, from DSM the Humber region.” and Doncaster Metropolitan £3.5 million profit. seals for pumps and other global vacuum equipment Roofing in Barnsley, was South Yorkhsire ap- Borough Council was highly Mechanical seal manufac- equipment - moved its pump suppliers such as Edwards named Higher Apprentice of prentices who were highly commended in the Macro Em- turer AES Engineering began division into international Vacuum, MKS instrument the Year. commended included Adam ployer of the Year category. this year by expanding its markets, buying Ultimate and MPF Products. Best half year for Encouraging signs tool firm in manufacturing Top two performers the same as region holds its own RICHARD BRUCE The AMRC is based in 33,000 TopManufacturersbyprofit square metres of factory, UniversityofSheffield training and office accom- modation on the Sheffield Dividends: MikeBurke. THiS year’s analysis of the Position Company Profit Rotherham Border. it has 50 top performing manufac- in 2012 name £000s relationships with more than CNC machine tool distribu- turing companies in South 60 partner organisations from tors Ward Hi-Tech is celebrat- Yorkshire shows that the 15 Danaher UK Industries35,936 all parts of the supply chain, ing its best half year since two top performers remain 1Outokumpu Stainless 21,900 including Rolls Royce and the company was founded, 28 in the same positions as last Boeing, and it is here that years ago. year, but for the remaining 48 8AES Engineering 11,006 the teaching and research is The company says 2011 was there have been some moving 16 Firth RixsonMetals 9,893 translated into real life ap- an exceptional year, in terms up and some down and some Transition: RichardBruce. 2BallyveseyHoldings 7,817 plications. of high value machine sales, new entrants. From a local employment but it has already exceeded Manufacturing in the UK Eagle eyed readers will 6Pegler YorkshireGroup 7,518 perspective, the University last year’s trading results. has had a hard time of late, notice that Polypipe ap- 10 CPL IndustriesHoldings 6,900 has recently secured funding “Our strategy of building but South Yorkshire is hold- pears for the first time under 5Wavin 6,898 to develop a training centre, market awareness of our ing its own with some very that group name, whereas which will support 200 ap- growing range of larger frame encouraging performances. previously it was shown as 11 GRI Group 6,761 prenticeships each year for machine tools has really paid The transition from the old Hamsard 3054 Limited. 3London &Scandinavian Metallurgical 5,583 local young people, helping dividends,” said UK sales image of steel making and Outokumpu Stainless Lim- 44 Omega 5,554 to develop a highly skilled manager Mike Burke. coal industries to the much ited continues to lead the way workforce for the future. “We set out to move more more high-tech specialist in turnover, and has an im- 28 MS International 5,505 Student numbers in engi- into the bigger end of the ma- businesses we see today is pressive figure of £1,039,000 9LUK (UK) 5,017 neering have grown by 50 per chine tool market during the still on-going, but the region turnover per employee, the 25 Bifrangi UK 4,766 cent over the past four years depths of the recession three has come a long way in the highest in the table after and now the University has or four years ago and have last 20 years or so, and there Exol lubricants at £1,532,000. 31 William Lee4,045 the third highest number not looked back.” is much we should be proud However, as the Dragons’ 48 Ancon 3,826 of engineering students Ward Hi-Tech says it is of. Den guru Theo Paphitis says, 21 JamesDurrans &Sons,3,658 within the Russell Group of planning for further growth To qualify for inclusion in turnover is vanity whilst research-led universities. An next year and will be intro- the table the company must profit is sanity, so how do the 18 Fusion Provida 3,650 additional 1,600 engineering ducing several additional be an active manufacturer in top companies on turnover 7Vesuvius UK 3,471 students will be recruited product lines in the coming the Region, and its registered look when it comes to profit- 46 William Cook Stanhope 2,566 by 2020, bringing with them months. office (RO) must be in South ability? increased expenditure in the n Sheffield based CNC ma- Yorkshire. Tata’s engineer- Outokumpu’s profit of local economy – even the low- chine tool specialist, Ward Hi- ing steel plant in Rotherham £37,000 per employee is Engineering graduates are playing its part both inter- est estimate suggests every Tech, has been appointed sole – for example – is clearly an impressive, but is bettered by in short supply but they are nationally and regionally, student spends a minimum UK agents for the OKK range important contributor to three companies in the Star’s an essential part of the strive with an integral part of their of £6,000 per year in the local of high precision vertical, employment in the region but Top 50, they are GRi Group to retain UK plc as a strong engineering offer being the economy, and 381 new teach- horizontal and five axis ma- its RO is elsewhere, so they with £49,000 per employee, international competitor in Advanced Manufacturing Re- ing and support jobs will be chining centres by France’s are therefore omitted from Danaher with £51,000 and manufacturing and R&D. search Centre (AMRC) with created within the Faculty of largest machine tool supplier the table. Coal Products with £67,000. The University of Sheffield is Boeing, established in 2001. Engineering to support them. Halbronn Machine Tools. 4 The Star,Wednesday, October 24, 2012 www.thestar.co.uk TOP Manufacturing & In Partnership With Engineering Companies 50 Advertising Feature Top 50 MANUFACTURERS of es ye 12

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11Outokumpu Stainless PO Box161,Europa Link, Sheffield, S9 1TZStainless steel products. 0114 2616000 616,900 21,900 594 22BallyveseyHoldings c/oMontracon Limited, Carr Hill, Doncaster, ,DN4 8DE Trailer manufacturer 01302 739292 359,6937,817 1,857 39London &Scandinavian FullertonRoad, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1DL Metallurgical products01709 828500 213,412 5,583342 43Polypipe BroomhouseLane,Edlington, Doncaster, ,DN12 1ESPlastic pipesand fittings 01709 770000 200,500 -6,600 1,695 5Wavin Hazlehead, Crow Edge,Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S364HG PVCand polyethylene pipes01226 763561 176,249 6,898 1,146 6Pegler YorkshireGroup St.CatherinesAvenue,Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DF Plumbing products01302368581153,646 7,518296 710Vesuvius UK 1Midland Way, Barlborough, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4XA Refractoryproducts01246 571700 128,622 3,471507 88AESEngineering Bradmarsh Business Park, Mill Close,Rotherham, S60 1BZMechanical seals 01709 369966 123,86311,006 1,331 96LUK(UK) Waleswood Road, WalesBar,Sheffield, S265PN Clutch assemblie 01909 510500 121,7315,017 367 10 CPL IndustriesHoldings Mill Lane,Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6NG Smokeless and other solid fuels 01246 277001 121,100 6,900 520 11 GRI Group 5Acorn Business Park, Woodseats Close,Sheffield, S8 0TB Chemical products. 0114 2587060 115,504 6,761139 12 Jeld-WenUKWoodhouseMill, Retford Road, Sheffield, S13 9WH Doorsandcarpentryproducts0114 2542000 108,180 -16,299 1,158 13 7Sheffield Forgemasters lPOBox 286, Brightside Lane,Sheffield, S9 2RW Steel ingots 0114 2449071107,544 868 817 14 TheSymphonyGroup Park Spring Road, Grimethorpe,Barnsley, S727EZ Kitchen and bedroom furniture. 01226 446000 103,215 1,309862 15 5Danaher UK IndustriesThe Quadrant,99ParkwayAvenue,Sheffield, S9 4WGElectronic equipment 92,300 35,936 699 16 14 Firth RixsonMetals Johnson Lane,Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S359XH Forged and rolled products0114 2193002 89,674 9,893319 17 SIG Manufacturing SignetHouse, Sheffield Business Park, Sheffield, S9 1XH Construction products0114 285630083,219 -10,7621,050 18 Fusion Provida Chesterfield Trading Estate,Chesterfield, S419PZ Polythene pipe joining tools 01246 260111 77,870 3,650354 19 12 BetafencePOBox 119,ShepcoteLane,Sheffield, S9 1TY Wire and wireproducts0870127 0027 75,458 -1,924 317 20 Mallinckrodt Chemical PerthHouseMillennium Way, Hall Lane,Staveley, S43 3RW Specialitypharmaceuticals 01246 561200 72,593 -7,888 79 21 15 JamesDurrans &Sons,Phoenix Works, Thurlstone,Sheffield, S369QU Mould and core coatings 01226 370000* 68,7973,658 178 22 16 Koyo Bearings (Europe)Elmhirst Lane,Dodworth, Barnsley, S753TA Bearings 01226 733200 78,815 -6,407363 23 RonsealThorncliffe Park Estate,Sheffield, S352YP Varnishesand stains forDIY 0114 246717160,506 898287 24 21 KostalUKGoldthorpe Industrial Estate,Rotherham, S639BL Electromechanical components01709 882200 59,557 2,453405 25 Bifrangi UK ShardlowWorks, Grange Mill Lane,Sheffield, S9 1HR Forging and machining products01709 556212 55,3714,766 332 26 Exol Lubricants(Rotherham)Northfield Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1RR Lubricants. 01709 364828 55,1551,918 36 27 Premdor Crosby Huddersfield Road, Darton, Barnsley, S755JS Doors, cubiclesand windows 01226 383434 55,059-1,907375 28 22 MS International BalbyCarr Bank, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8DH Specialistforgings 01302 32213354,2025,505 344 29 24 SolproManufacturing Royds Mill, Windsor Street, Sheffield, S4 7WB Silver brazing alloys 0114 272096652,616 322113 30 MTL Group Grange Lane,Brinsworth, Rotherham, S60 5AE Engineering services 0114 261797950,3291,133 267 31 32 William LeeCallywhiteLane,Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XUSpheroidal graphiteironcastings 01246 416155 44,759 4,045302 32 19 BeatsonClark TheGlassWorks, Greasbrough Road, Rotherham, S60 1TZGlassbottlesand jars01709 828141 43,627 1,613 323 33 30 Special Steel Co., BaconLane,Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 3NH Heat treatment of steels,0114 244106141,0361,847227 34 Arkema Coatings Resins Laporte Road, Stallingborough, DN418DR Solvent-based resins 01469572464 20,448 -4893 35 Billington Structures BarnsleyRoad, Wombwell, Barnsley, S738DS Structural engineers. 01226 340666* 40,127 120280 36 Amnack Millfield Industrial Estate,Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 0SJ Electrical goods.01302 821700 39,854 1,739110 37 41 Kaye Aluminium (Holdings)Ogden Road, WheatleyHills,Doncaster, DN2 4SGAluminium extrusions.01302 321900 37,772 1,750199 38 National Floorcoverings Stubben Edge Hall, Ashover, Chesterfield, S450EU Carpets and allied products. 01246 590543 37,519 1,890 188 39 Naylor IndustriesClough Green, Cawthorne,Barnsley, S754AD Pipes, lintels and gardenware. 01226 790591*36,559 1,279 225 40 Xtratherm UK Holmewood Industrial Park, Chesterfield, S42 5UY Insulation products. 01246 858100 36,310 1,36094 41 Inspirepac Chesterfield Trading Estate,Chesterfield, S419QB Packaging 01246 45293136,0251,490240 42 PrimaryAlloys Cannon HouseRutland Road, Sheffield, S3 8DP Ferroalloys and metals 35,010 -452 6 43 GabbroPrecision Holdings 31 CatleyRoad, Darnall, Sheffield, S9 5JF Machined metalcomponents0114 2619988 34,604 -4,193 143 44 26 Omega Omega Boulevard,Capitol Park, Thorne,DN8 5TXFittedkitchens.01405743333 33,528 5,554222 45 29 Gripple 201Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ Suspension systems.0114 275225532,7091,670 304 46 25 William Cook Stanhope ParkwayAvenue,Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 4UL Steel products0870787 2353 32,658 2,566 287 47 42 Kiveton Park (Holdings)Kiveton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S266NQ Wire drawing 01909 770252 32,119 547155 48 Ancon President Park, Sheffield, S4 7UR Stainless steel fixings 0114 275522431,9853,826 262 49 33 JamestownIndustriesPogmoor Works, StocksLane,Barnsley, S752DS Milled lead sheeting. 01226 770110 31,608 406 19 50 OSLGroup Holdings Imperial Works, Sheffield Road, Sheffield, SS92YL Fireand securityproducts0114 221251029,543 484302 ALL THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWSEVERYNIGHT IN THE STAR