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Mark Webber

Was the Chancellor Listening?

Ahead of the budget Mark Webber was asked what he was hoping for from yesterday's announcements. The Chancellor is certainly aware of the effects of uncertainty but his big message on Budget Day seemed to be "prepare for volatility".

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Birmingham City At Night

The Manufacturer Top 100 UK role models announced

Tinsley Bridge MD, Mark Webber, has been named as one of the most influential individuals in UK manufacturing for an award revealed recently by The Manufacturer (TM) magazine. Shortlisted candidates and the wider manufacturing community joined TV presenter and engineer Kate Bellingham at an exclusive event at KPMG’s Birmingham office earlier this month. Short listed […]

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21st Century Manufacturing Facility – Contractors Begin Work

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 […]

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Mark Weber

Mark Webber on the value of recruiting graduates

Today’s graduates are bursting with new ideas and specialist knowledge. Their fresh, enthusiastic and dynamic outlook, and their enquiring nature, can help to strengthen your staff resources and increase productivity. We choose to employ graduates because we need bright, committed and ambitious people. Attitude and intelligence are more important than experience! We have an ageing […]

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Hot Forging

Mark Webber urges firms to invest in R&D despite downturn

Mark Webber, Managing Director of Tinsley Bridge Group, says that by continuing to spend on R&D and equipment throughout the recession they’ve been able to profit from new opportunities, particularly in overseas markets. Tinsley Bridge Group’s three companies specialise in high-end, large-scale engineering, employing 170 people in Sheffield and exporting 70 percent of their products. […]

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Mark Webber

25 Years of Independence and Innovation

For Tinsley Bridge July 2012 marks the completion of 25 years as a privately owned business. The company history stretches back to 1841, but in 1987 the business returned to private ownership with a Management Buy Out from British Steel Corporation. In the period since the MBO, the pace of change has accelerated significantly, both […]

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Apprentices

Engineering a vital investment in talent

Engineering group chief Mark Webber is calling for more companies to invest in talent within the Sheffield region to ensure industry has the right skills to continue to grow and develop. Speaking at the end of National Apprenticeship Week, Mr Webber, who is managing director of the Sheffield-based Tinsley Bridge Group, said engineering and manufacturing […]

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