Engineering duo combine efforts to win six-figure deal

Cube Precision Engineering in Rowley Regis and Shrewsbury-based Salop Design & Engineering have agreed to collaborate in the field of automotive tooling to secure the project, for an unnamed client.

The aim of the alliance is to incorporate the technical expertise of both companies into the planning, design and commissioning of the project to tight timescales.

It follows a long-standing relationship between the directors of the two companies who met through a joint passion of manufacturing, at the Made in the Midlands peer group. Made in the Midlands is a privately run group for MDs and CEOs within manufacturing and engineering firms.

Chris Greenough, commercial director of Salop Design & Engineering, said: “We have been looking to work with Cube Precision Engineering for a while and are delighted that through the right project we have managed to secure this six-figure deal, that will bring together both companies’ expertise.

“The teams have now met, the project is underway and this will certainly be the first of many such collaborations.”

Neil Clifton, managing director of Cube Precision, added: “We are excited to get this project underway and be able to collaborate with Salop Design & Engineering. This project involves manufacturing tooling to produce parts which are already in existence – by reverse engineering the current stock items we are able to manufacture the new tooling to achieve the current part tolerances”

“By working together we will be providing our customers with expanded engineering expertise, whilst showcasing our capacity, capability and confidence to produce tooling that can withstand the demands that are put upon automotive tooling over time.”

The pair say the accumulated experience and portfolios of Cube Precision and Salop Design complement each other. Cube is an award-winning company which has extensive experience when it comes to automotive tooling and the design and manufacture of press tools, while Salop as a leading European supplier in the metal pressing and assembly manufacturing sector. The combination resulted in them winning the project.

They added: "The collaborative arrangement will also focus significantly on the strength of the relationships within the two businesses, from the engineers on the shop floor to the business owners."

Cube offers design, manufacture, tryout and sub-contract machining of press tools and associated repairs and modifications to leading automotive, aerospace and defence industries.

Salop is a privately owned, tier two metal pressing and assembly manufacturer. Over the last 50 years, it has grown to become the leading light in the sector, not only supporting, but promoting manufacturing to the next generation with its support for the Marches Centre of Manufacturing & Technology in Bridgnorth.