Leading reliability firm, AV Technology, has been acquired by the AES Engineering Group for an undisclosed sum today

AESSEAL took the main prize at this year’s Made in Sheffield Awards, the Made in Sheffield trophy itself, the most prestigious business award for the City Region

AESSEAL plc, the world’s fourth-largest designer and manufacturer of mechanical seals, is investing $5m (£3.1m) in expanding its US operation and has also purchased land and buildings on a site neighbouring its UK headquarters.

An MP for an industrial constituency has called for apprenticeship programmes to be set up across the UK.

Customer training is fully inclusive and a typical two day training session includes two full days of training in rotating equipment reliability

AESSEAL® has been named as the International Trade Company of the Year at the 2011 International Trade Awards. The awards exclusively recognise the success of exporters, importers and those trading overseas and were presented this week at the House of Lords.   According to a statement from the International Trade Awards:  

The awards are based on a process of intensive benchmarking, measuring performance on vital manufacturing issues. This benchmarking is followed by an assessment visit and a presentation to a panel of distinguished judges.

Presentation of 2011 Queen's Award and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers presidential address, introduced by ImechE regional manager, Dennis Heeley who stated that the award was given due to the company's "commitment to excellence

AESSEAL is proud to have been presented with a 2011 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade Category.

A crew from BBC Radio 4 were onsite to interview AESSEAL's Group Managing Director, Chris Rea, OBE