The 6 of May was a milestone day for the Group as work began on the first phase of a three stage plan to radically improve the manufacturing facilities and offices at Shepcote Lane. The first new building will take approximately 44 weeks to complete. The new building, made possible by funding and support from […]
Tinsley Bridge Rail expects to begin shipping deliveries to Network Rail of a new design of stretcher bar in June for use on the UK rail network. Developed for greater safety, improved performance and reduced whole-life cost, the new design begins a national roll-out this summer. The new Tubular Stretcher Bars, which keep the switch rails […]
Barry Cunliffe has been appointed as our new Group Finance Director following the retirement of Paul Gill who has served the group for 11 years in that role. Barry joins following a successful career with The Bravium Partnership and ITM Power plc and is a Freeman of the Company of Cutlers. “Tinsley Bridge Group is at […]
It is through the eyes of a relative newcomer that I am able to take a glimpse into what the future might hold – as we stand on the cusp of a remarkable new phase of progressive development. As the renaissance of faith in manufacturing continues to take hold in the UK, nowhere is this […]
Tinsley Bridge and SOMI demonstrated their new and highly innovative trailer at the recent UK Commercial Vehicle Show. Held at the NEC in Birmingham in April, the Commercial Vehicle Show is the primary sourcing and selling opportunity for the entire UK road freight transport and logistics industry. SOMI, short for ‘Same Outside More Inside’, has […]
The Tinsley Bridge Group has confirmed its attendance at Britain’s biggest event designed for industrial suppliers to meet global manufacturing companies – the Global Manufacturing Festival (GMF). Held at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing on June 25, the Global Manufacturing Festival will host speakers and procurement executives from five prime contractor companies: Jaguar […]
The Tinsley Bridge Group and the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC) are pleased to present a four-day event focused on the dynamics of heavy goods vehicles. The 4-day event, The Mechanics of Heavy-Duty Truck Systems, will be held at Cambridge University between 7-10th July 2014 and will include the definitive University of Michigan Transportation Research […]
Tinsley Bridge is pleased to announce that the company has been formally approved and registered as a supplier to ‘Achilles Link-up’. Achilles operates supplier management communities worldwide on behalf of major industry groups including utilities, rail, oil and gas, and construction. Achilles Link-up is the community supporting the UK rail industry’s pre-qualification scheme. It is […]
A video telling the success story of Tinsley Bridge’s contribution towards saving lives in Afghanistan has been produced by Innovate UK. Tinsley Bridge had been approached by BAE Systems to help with an urgent problem – the Army desperately needed to improve the suspension of its Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle at its increased protection weight, […]
Lucy Johnson joined the R&D team at Tinsley Bridge Group as a Design and Development Engineer in 2013. She studied Structural Engineering with Architectural Studies before continuing her studies with a PhD in Metallurgy from the University of Sheffield. She was drawn to Tinsley Bridge Group because of the company’s attitude to employing graduates and […]