Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire a substantial portion of Goodwin plc's Mechanical Engineering Division, including Goodwin Steel Castings, Goodwin International, Noreva, Easat and the Pump Division, for up to about £1.1 billion in cash. Closing is expected in Q1 2027.

Invopak (Involvement Ltd) and Italy's Metalscatola Spa formed a joint venture that acquired UK-based Falco Packaging Ltd, which is rebranding as Invo Metal Ltd to supply metal tins and lids to UK industrial buyers.

Bridgnorth Aluminium won a five-year contract to supply aluminium for US electric vehicle battery production to Lotte Aluminium Materials USA, signed at Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Sellafield Ltd awarded LTi Metaltech a contract worth more than GBP45 million to manufacture and supply containers for the Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant, with delivery over a development phase followed by 10 years of volume production.

Sellafield Ltd has awarded a £45 million contract to UK fabricator LTi Metaltech to supply containment products for the Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant used for plutonium repackaging.

Sellafield Limited appointed a single supplier to manufacture stainless steel and polymer SRP containers and consumables for nuclear material storage under contract C14801. The published total value range is £31.7M to £91.7M, and the award notice was published on February 6, 2026.

Novelis is investing approximately $90 million to raise used beverage can recycling capacity at its Latchford plant in the UK by 85 kilotonnes per year, more than 100%. Commissioning is expected to begin in December 2026.

US company Emerson signed a record £16m, two-year supply contract with spring manufacturer Hanson Springs in Rochdale, UK, on or around March 12, 2024. The deal is expected to grow Hanson's turnover to £33.5m in 2024.

Smulders Projects UK will invest £70 million to increase production of wind turbine transition pieces at its Wallsend site in North Tyneside, creating or safeguarding 325 direct jobs, backed by UK government support.

Grainger & Worrall's GBP 6 million investment plan includes two new melting towers at its Bridgnorth headquarters, a larger third CT scanner raising throughput capacity by 50%, and the opening of US company GW Inc.

Grainger & Worrall has appointed Mark Powell to a newly created role of director, foundry operations, aligned with its roll-out of a GBP 6 million efficiency investment plan.

EDF Renewables awarded Saipem an EPCI contract to build the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm off the Fife coast in Scotland, covering 54 turbine jackets and 2 substation jackets. Offshore installation will be carried out by the crane vessel Saipem 7000.

Thomas Dudley Ltd is constructing a brand-new foundry in Tipton alongside its existing foundry, with an investment of over £10 million that includes a Disamatic D3-Z-425 moulding line increasing capacity by 50%.

Vallourec subsidiary Valinox Nucléaire signed a contract with Framatome to make more than 47,500 tubes for the eight steam generators of the two new EPR units at Hinkley Point C in England. Production will begin in 2018 at Montbard, France.

Gruppo ASA installed a new aerosol can production line at its Liverpool, UK site in October 2017, investing about EUR 1 million and doubling the plant's aerosol capacity.

ECS Engineering Services has been awarded a Scottish Canals contract to replace four steel lock gates at Kytra Lock on the Caledonian Canal in Scotland, with KGAL supporting site surveys.

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries has won a contract believed to be worth £20m to manufacture 60 steel foundation jackets for the East Anglia One offshore windfarm off the East Anglian coast, safeguarding 200 jobs at its Belfast shipyard.

Fort Vale Engineering is adding a new casting foundry and a sports and recreation centre at its Calder Vale Park site in Burnley, jointly valued at £5.7 million. The projects mark the company's 50 years of service in 2017.