Disillusioned with working in the employment of others, Rob Frain and his business partner, Stuart Hutchins, set-out alone in 1996 armed with little more than a welding set and a drilling machine.

Ground-breaking for the project commenced in December 2012, and when complete, the existing Machine Tool Plaza will be completely updated to become a fully interactive Technical Centre.

February 2013: Following record-breaking success in 2012, fabrication machinery specialist Amada UK is predicting even greater things for 2013, a year that will see an investment of £5 million in the complete refurbishment of the UK customer facilities at Kidderminster.

February 2013: Amada UK are once again exhibiting at the Southern Manufacturing Show with a 50% larger stand than last year and much more to see. First is the new Amada HD-ATC hybrid drive press brake with Automatic Tool Changer designed specifically to reduce set up times and skill levels. Also previewed at the show will be Amada’s new Product Designer software which has the capability to unfold 3D sheet metal models and automatically apply unfold data and feature recognition ready for manufacture. So for OEMs and sub-contract fabrication shops alike, a visit to the Amada stand will present the opportunity to take your forming operations to new levels of productivity and efficiency.