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Manufacturing & Engineering Companies 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 11 Phone Turnover Profits £000s CompanyName Address number £000s Number emplo 20 Principal Activity 20 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
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