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		<title>Iconic West Yorkshire textile mill celebrates 240th anniversary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Marsden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A family-run heritage textile mill established in 1783 is celebrating its 240th business anniversary. AW Hainsworth manufactures iconic British woollen cloth, high-performing textiles, and iconic fabrics for customers worldwide. The specialist textile manufacturer is the parent company to Hainsworth Fabric of a Nation, Hainsworth Protective Fabrics, Hainsworth Toptable, Natural Legacy by Hainsworth, John Atkinson, Hainsworth [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fraudulently sold mattresses costing Yorkshire bed manufacturers over £40m annually</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Appeal PR]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 09:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With over 40% of the UK’s beds and mattresses manufactured in Yorkshire and the Humber, the region’s economy is being hit hard by rocketing levels of illegitimate trading across the UK, with sales of substandard mattresses reaching a new high. Research from the National Bed Federation (NBF), which has its national headquarters in Skipton, North [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Seeing red? From robes to regalia, meet the Leeds textile firm behind the iconic Coronation scarlet cloth</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Marsden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 09:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The iconic scarlet cloth produced by AW Hainsworth &#8211; the heritage Yorkshire mill and Royal Warrant holder that produces fabrics to clothe royalty and furnish royal interiors, palaces and the House of Lords &#8211; is about to take centre stage at the King’s Coronation ceremony, where it will be used in 1000s of the uniforms [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Awards celebrate Leeds manufacturing industry’s rising stars</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Appeal PR]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leeds’ manufacturing and engineering sector has celebrated the achievements of some of its brightest younger stars at an awards ceremony recognising the talents, achievements and contributions of the next generation working within the industry.   Now in their second year, the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards saw trophies presented for Apprentice of the Year, Rising Star [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>PFF Group expands IT team with duo of appointments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Independent food packaging and PPE manufacturer PFF Group has strengthened its technology team with two new appointments. Carl Gaffney joins as head of group IT, based at PFF’s Washington site. He will be supported by Andrew Thompson, who joins as senior systems engineer. Both will support PFF Group across its manufacturing sites at Washington, Tyne [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR CAPITALISES ON DEMAND FOR 3D PRINTING</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jane@cicada-comms.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Yorkshire entrepreneur seeking to capitalise on the boom in demand for 3D printing is targeting turnover of more than £100,000 in his first full year in business. Harry Bairstow, 24, has established Fetera, a 3D filament manufacturing company. The Keighley-based business is producing high quality filament in a range of colours at its premises [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FURTHER INVESTMENT SPEEDS UP PRODUCTION OF PPE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jane@cicada-comms.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire based PFF has invested in new folding equipment to speed up production of disposable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at its Washington, Tyne and Wear plant.   The new equipment will work alongside PFF’s recently installed custom-built PPE manufacturing machinery and comes on the back of the company’s appointment by the Department of Health and Social Care to produce 360m aprons for frontline NHS and healthcare workers.  The contract has already seen the company create 100 new jobs [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Inprotec installs industrial-scale lead melting plant for US manufacturer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MacComms]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wakefield-based Thermal and metallurgical engineering firm Inprotec has completed a six-figure contract to supply a major US manufacturer with a state-of-the-art lead melting plant. The contract saw Inprotec design and install a new lead casting plant at NELCO Worldwide’s manufacturing facility in Houston, USA, where it produces medical and industrial radiation shielding. The new plant [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK engineering firm wins six-figure contract to upgrade Murcia-based lead recovery plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thermal and metallurgical engineering firm Inprotec has been awarded a six-figure contract by Spain-based Azor Ambiental, a world leader in the recovery of lead contained in exhausted automotive batteries. The contract will see Wakefield-based Inprotec design, manufacture and install replacements and upgrades to the company’s existing fleet of Short Rotary Furnaces, which are used for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PFF Packaging strengthens sales team</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jane@cicada-comms.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire&#8211;based PFF Packaging has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Steve Cranswick as a key account manager based at its Keighley site.    Part of PFF Group, PFF Packaging is one of the UK’s largest independent food packaging manufacturers, providing innovative recyclable plastic packaging solutions to supermarkets, multi-national food manufacturers, food service and fresh produce companies.     Steve Cranswick brings a wealth of experience to the company gained over 30 years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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