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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 4 Feb 11
Walsall engineering group Chamberlin has expanded with the acquisition of certain assets and the intellectual property of doors firm Jebron Ltd for £160,000.
The Walsall company has not had to look far to grow its business, just into neighbouring Wednesbury, where Jebron is based.
Chamberlin said the purchase was a “highly complementary addition” to its Cannock-based engineering subsidiary, Exidor, which supplies emergency exit hardware…
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Express & Star 1 Feb 11
Walsall-based foundry, Chamberlin & Hill, which struggled through the recession with a loss of 35 jobs has landed a contract to supply car parts to China.
The firm’s bosses, which manufactures castings for vehicles, said the contract with firm Eaton marked its success in coming through the downturn.
The news comes just days after…
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Marc Reeves BusinessDesk 24 Nov 10
Chuckery foundry and manufacturer Chamberlin has returned to profit, and is starting to see its order book return to pre-recession levels.
In its half year report, the Walsall based group said revenues had increased 29% to £18.3m, and underlying profits of £222,000 contrasted with a £635,000 for the previous period…
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Tamlyn Jones BusinessDesk 26 Oct 10
A subsidiary of Walsall-based advanced engineering group Chamberlin has won a £1.4m contract to supply castings to a global engineering firm.
Heavy casting subsidiary Russell Ductile Castings has secured the orders which are covered by a non-disclosure agreement. The castings are for critical parts of equipment used by the natural gas industry and will ultimately be exported to the end customer which has operations in the UK…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 24 Sep 10
Chuckery foundry group Chamberlin has said it traded profitably in the first half of the current financial year, adding the recovery in production volumes across its specialist foundry businesses was now firmly established.
The announcement is a shot-in-the-arm to the Walsall business, which produces technically demanding castings, following its announcement in June of full year losses in excess of £1m…
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Express & Star 8 Sep 10
Some of the region’s best historical gems will throw open their doors to the public from tomorrow as part of the annual Heritage Open Days series.
Churches, theatres, a brewery and even the Express & Star printing presses will come under the spotlight as part of the annual series of free events.
One of Walsall’s most historic foundries is running guided tours around its 120-year-old site. Chamberlin & Hill Castings Ltd, in Chuckery Road, is holding tours every 20 minutes on Saturday from 10am to 1pm…
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BusinessDesk 30 Jul 10
Chuckery foundry group Chamberlin has said it is seeing a marked upturn in performance during the second half of the financial year with a recovery in demand across many of its markets.
In an annual general meeting statement, chairman Tom Brown said: “Trading in the first quarter of the new financial year has remained strong across all three of our foundries. In particular, we are seeing the benefits of our second major turbocharger supply contract coming through at our Walsall foundry, which produces technically complex castings…
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BusinessDesk 10 Jun 10
Walsall foundry Chamberlin & Hill has announced a full year losses of more than £1m, blaming the difficult trading conditions for the decline in its business.
Despite the difficult year, the Chuckery company said it was now looking to get back on track and signs were hopeful of a recovery in its markets…
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B'ham Post 26 Mar 10
Foundry and engineering group Chamberlin is set for a £500,000-a-year boost as a result of new landfill taxation announced in the Budget.
The 120-year-old Walsall-based firm made a strong case to Government not to increase tax on their waste and said it was better off for the announcement that used foundry sand will continue to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax.
Minister for Business Pat McFadden visited the firm’s iron foundry on Thursday, and said the move would mean millions more to the foundry industry.
Chamberlin’s chief executive Tim Hair said: “I am delighted that the Government has listened to the case made by Chamberlin and others in the foundry industry.
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Express & Star 8 Mar 10
An historic foundry in Chuckery which axed 35 jobs and put staff on a three-day week is bringing overtime back and looking to recruit new staff. Bosses at Chamberlin & Hill in Walsall, which manufactures castings for vehicle parts, have said they hope to replace a small number of the lost jobs…