Proud to be a UK manufacturer

Proud to be a UK manufacturer

05/07/2020
Steve Jackson

There’s nothing like a crisis – or pandemic, to make us realise the tremendous value there is in British industry.  Since the Coronavirus hit the UK, industry leaders have... more

Atkin Automation launches new Servo Rollfeed machine

Atkin Automation launches new Servo Rollfeed machine

01/04/2020
Steve Jackson

Atkin Automation, part of Group Rhodes, an advanced manufacturer of capital equipment for the metal forming, clay working and materials handling industries, has introduced an advanced Servo... more

Craven Fawcett appoints new agent in Algeria

Craven Fawcett appoints new agent in Algeria

23/03/2020
Steve Jackson

Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation machinery and a division of Group Rhodes, has entered into a new agreement with Lofti Bey, which will be its... more

Major North East Heat Shield Manufacturer Upgrades Coil Line

Major North East Heat Shield Manufacturer Upgrades Coil Line

Steve Jackson

Major North East Heat Shield manufacturer upgrades coil line Rhodes Interform and its sister company Atkin Automation, based in Wakefield, UK, recently won a contract to supply and install... more

Minister from People's Republic of China Embassy visits for aerospace discussions

Minister from People's Republic of China Embassy visits for aerospace discussions

15/01/2020
Steve Jackson

Our Chief Executive Mark Ridgway OBE welcomed Minister Ma Hui from the People’s Republic of China Embassy in London to our factory recently. The Minister was given an overview of the... more

Craven Fawcett expands extruder range

Craven Fawcett expands extruder range

11/11/2019
Steve Jackson

Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation machinery and part of Group Rhodes, has added a new model to its extruder line up, with the capability to... more

Craven Fawcett put on a show at Claytech 2019

Steve Jackson

Craven Fawcett set to showcase new extruder at Claytech exhibition Craven Fawcett, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of clay preparation machinery and a division of Group Rhodes,... more

Rhodes Interform's flying high with helicopter rotor blade equipment refurbishment contract

Rhodes Interform's flying high with helicopter rotor blade equipment refurbishment contract

10/09/2019
Steve Jackson

Rhodes Interform, a specialist in bespoke composite and metal forming machinery and part of Group Rhodes, based in the UK, has been awarded a contract to refurbish equipment used in the... more

Hallamshire Engineering Services celebrates 20 years of supplying stainless steel drums

Hallamshire Engineering Services celebrates 20 years of supplying stainless steel drums

30/08/2019
Steve Jackson

Hallamshire Engineering Services, a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment, including pulleys, rollers and conveyors, is celebrating 20 years of supplying stainless steel drums... more

Complete supply and replacement of conveyor products for harvesting

Complete supply and replacement of conveyor products for harvesting

25/07/2019
Steve Jackson

Tony Walters, Sales Engineer at Hallamshire Engineering Services, looks at how to avoid costly downtime of conveyor systems at harvest time. “It’s coming up to the busiest time... more