Manufacturing - CAT Magazine

Intermotor and Lemark brand owner looks to increase UK manufacturing and expand into EV-specific parts

Yorkshire R&D plant fully online following opening earlier in the summer

Chip crisis, closure of the Honda plant and war in Ukraine blamed for sluggish new registrations.

Press brake and laser cutting hardware acquired by Cheadle-based manufacturer

Many employees have worked at plant for decades

Comau UK chosen to implement highly automated production

Owner of Code3 and Britax brands acquired by US-based rival

Disruption to orders and availability predicted as production switches to Portugal

Deeside-based manufacturer opens site as ‘step to prepare for any potential scenarios’

Production Director Ian Hughes shows CAT around Wilcox Limousines in Wigan, Lancashire.

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