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General Manager Appointment

Paul Barkas has joined Tyzack Machine Knives (TMK) as General Manager. Prior joining TMK, Paul was UK Manufacturing Manager/Director of Betafence UK (formerly Tinsley Wire) for the last three years. He has also worked at Carrington Wire for 23 years, in various roles, most recently as Plant Manager. Paul has been involved in manufacturing for […]

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Russell Crow

New Role for Russell Crow

Russell Crow has joined Tinsley Bridge Group in the role of Engineering Development Manager. Before joining Tinsley Bridge, Russell was Senior Engineer at Network Rail and led a portfolio of successful development projects including the design, development and introduction of the Tubular Stretcher Bar for Network Rail, now manufactured by Tinsley Bridge Limited. Along with this […]

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Barry Cunliffe Appointed Group Finance Director

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 […]

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Lucy-Johnson

Introducing Lucy Johnson

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 […]

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Ironman Wales

True Iron Man braves the elements in test of endurance

One of our Graduate Engineers recently finished in the top third of the Iron Man Wales Triathlon, renowned for being one of endurance sport’s toughest tests. Nicholas Zglobis travelled to the Pembrokeshire coast to complete the 2.4-mile sea swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile marathon run. He competed against 1,800 athletes from 40 countries and […]

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Child Training Safety

Tinsley Bridge Support New Training Drive

A new drive to help 14 to 16 year olds from South Yorkshire to get ready for the world of work is to be unveiled at the Global Manufacturing Festival. The Employability Summer Camp is the brainchild of the Work-Wise initiative and is being run by Business & Education South Yorkshire. Tinsley Bridge Group, along […]

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Sophie

Sophie Jewitt on 7 months with Tinsley Bridge

Sheffield is full of interesting businesses going interesting places and Tinsley Bridge is one of them. I’ve certainly added some much needed youth to the company which is important in looking towards the next generation of people to work here! And I’ve hopefully increased the likelihood of TBG employing more graduates in the future. Read […]

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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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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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