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Companies involved in the manufacture of machinery, hand‑held tools and industrial products. The sector also includes aerospace and defence contractors and firms providing transportation services. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Rolls‑Royce Holdings plc, BAE Systems plc, GKN plc, Smiths Group plc, Weir Group plc and FirstGroup plc.

Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms positions itself for a new phase of expansion

Surface Transforms is shifting from recovery to expansion, with rising revenue, stronger margins, and new investment paving the way for long-term scaling...
Tekmar Group

Tekmar Group secures $1.5 million contract for marine asset protection

Tekmar Group has won a $1.5 million contract with an existing EPC customer to supply engineered scour protection solutions and specialised installation equipment...
Ilika Plc

Ilika sets industrial pace with new solid state battery programme

Ilika’s PRIMED programme marks a shift toward industrial-scale development, with automotive and academic backing shaping its next phase of solid state battery progress...
Avation-plc

ATR signals deeper U.S. ambition with Washington engagement

ATR’s Washington engagement signals a serious bid to become a key player in reshaping U.S. regional aviation...
Billington Holdings

Billington maintains strong cash position and healthy order book into 2026

Billington reported interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025, ending the period with a cash balance of £18.73 million and a robust contracted order book extending into 2026...
Strix Group

Strix Group delivers growth in Billi and Consumer Goods in Interim Results

Strix Group reported interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025, with strong revenue growth from Billi, up 10.4%, and Consumer Goods, up 7.0%. New product launches and expanded production capacity supported performance, offsetting weaker demand in Controls...
Genuit Group plc

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...
Avingtrans plc

Avingtrans appoints Stuart Gall as CEO of medical imaging division

Avingtrans Plc has announced the appointment of Stuart Gall as Divisional Chief Executive Officer of its medical imaging businesses, including Adaptix and Magnetica, effective on or before 10 March 2026...
Ilika Plc

Ilika steps onto the stage in Detroit

Ilika will present its vision for safer, lighter solid state batteries at The Battery Show in Detroit this October...
Ilika Plc

Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy on PRIMED programme with JLR and Oxford University (LON:IKA)

Ilika's CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s PRIMED programme, a £3 million grant-supported collaboration facilitated by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre...
Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms signals steadier ground with CFO appointment

Surface Transforms appoints Steve Harrison as its CFO permanently, signalling a deeper commitment to financial discipline at the core of its growth plan...
Babcock International

Babcock reports encouraging trading with strong growth in Nuclear and Aviation

Babcock International Group announced a positive trading update for the five months to 31 August 2025, with organic revenue growth and margin progress in line with expectations...
Tekmar Group plc

Tekmar strengthens position with UAE offshore cable project

Tekmar has secured a contract worth over $10 million to supply its polyurethane cable protection system and ballast modules for a major offshore energy project in the UAE...
Norcros Plc

Cambridge redevelopment takes a design path

A Cambridge HMO conversion shows how switching from tiles to panels reshaped both costs and character...

Precision execution on a constrained water project

Hercules’ Billinghurst Main Works shows how precision in small-scale civils can carry weighty implications for investors...
STRIX GROUP PLC

A fitness brand builds an edge in workplace culture

Gymshark’s headquarters reveals how even workplace water systems can signal long-term brand discipline and investor relevance...
Avingtrans

Avingtrans reports record revenue and earnings growth in FY25

Avingtrans posted preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2025, with revenue up 14.5% to a record £156.4m and adjusted EBITDA rising to £16.7m. Adjusted profit before tax increased 18% to £8.6m, while diluted EPS grew 28% to 23.7p...
Avation-plc

A regional aircraft pioneer takes on hybrid electric flight

ATR has been chosen to lead two Clean Aviation projects, aiming to fly the world’s first hybrid-electric regional aircraft by 2030...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...
Serco Group plc

Serco Group’s MT&S secures $972m US Air Force training contract

Serco’s mission training and satellite ground network business, MT&S, has won a five-year single-award IDIQ contract with the US Air Force worth up to $972m (£720m)...
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Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms positions itself for a new phase of expansion

Surface Transforms is shifting from recovery to expansion, with rising revenue, stronger margins, and new investment paving the way for long-term scaling...
Tekmar Group

Tekmar Group secures $1.5 million contract for marine asset protection

Tekmar Group has won a $1.5 million contract with an existing EPC customer to supply engineered scour protection solutions and specialised installation equipment...
Ilika Plc

Ilika sets industrial pace with new solid state battery programme

Ilika’s PRIMED programme marks a shift toward industrial-scale development, with automotive and academic backing shaping its next phase of solid state battery progress...
Avation-plc

ATR signals deeper U.S. ambition with Washington engagement

ATR’s Washington engagement signals a serious bid to become a key player in reshaping U.S. regional aviation...
Billington Holdings

Billington maintains strong cash position and healthy order book into 2026

Billington reported interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025, ending the period with a cash balance of £18.73 million and a robust contracted order book extending into 2026...
Strix Group

Strix Group delivers growth in Billi and Consumer Goods in Interim Results

Strix Group reported interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025, with strong revenue growth from Billi, up 10.4%, and Consumer Goods, up 7.0%. New product launches and expanded production capacity supported performance, offsetting weaker demand in Controls...
Genuit Group plc

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...
Avingtrans plc

Avingtrans appoints Stuart Gall as CEO of medical imaging division

Avingtrans Plc has announced the appointment of Stuart Gall as Divisional Chief Executive Officer of its medical imaging businesses, including Adaptix and Magnetica, effective on or before 10 March 2026...
Ilika Plc

Ilika steps onto the stage in Detroit

Ilika will present its vision for safer, lighter solid state batteries at The Battery Show in Detroit this October...
Ilika Plc

Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy on PRIMED programme with JLR and Oxford University (LON:IKA)

Ilika's CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s PRIMED programme, a £3 million grant-supported collaboration facilitated by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre...
Surface-Transforms

Surface Transforms signals steadier ground with CFO appointment

Surface Transforms appoints Steve Harrison as its CFO permanently, signalling a deeper commitment to financial discipline at the core of its growth plan...
Babcock International

Babcock reports encouraging trading with strong growth in Nuclear and Aviation

Babcock International Group announced a positive trading update for the five months to 31 August 2025, with organic revenue growth and margin progress in line with expectations...
Tekmar Group plc

Tekmar strengthens position with UAE offshore cable project

Tekmar has secured a contract worth over $10 million to supply its polyurethane cable protection system and ballast modules for a major offshore energy project in the UAE...
Norcros Plc

Cambridge redevelopment takes a design path

A Cambridge HMO conversion shows how switching from tiles to panels reshaped both costs and character...

Precision execution on a constrained water project

Hercules’ Billinghurst Main Works shows how precision in small-scale civils can carry weighty implications for investors...
STRIX GROUP PLC

A fitness brand builds an edge in workplace culture

Gymshark’s headquarters reveals how even workplace water systems can signal long-term brand discipline and investor relevance...
Avingtrans

Avingtrans reports record revenue and earnings growth in FY25

Avingtrans posted preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2025, with revenue up 14.5% to a record £156.4m and adjusted EBITDA rising to £16.7m. Adjusted profit before tax increased 18% to £8.6m, while diluted EPS grew 28% to 23.7p...
Avation-plc

A regional aircraft pioneer takes on hybrid electric flight

ATR has been chosen to lead two Clean Aviation projects, aiming to fly the world’s first hybrid-electric regional aircraft by 2030...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...
Serco Group plc

Serco Group’s MT&S secures $972m US Air Force training contract

Serco’s mission training and satellite ground network business, MT&S, has won a five-year single-award IDIQ contract with the US Air Force worth up to $972m (£720m)...
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