Steelwrist has expanded operations at its North American headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, enhancing machining, assembly and product testing capabilities. The expansion was inaugurated on February 19, 2026, and will create new roles in assembly, testing, logistics and technical support.

Mondragon Assembly acquired 100% of the shares of ATP Engineering & Packaging, a Catalan company specializing in packaging machinery. The acquisition, signed on February 19, 2026, gives Mondragon Assembly direct access to the food packaging sector, particularly picking and case-packing lines.

Brightpick signed its first major automotive contract with NAPA, a US auto parts supplier, to supply approximately 100 warehouse robots for autonomous storage, picking and dispatch operations.

HENN Connector Group, through its subsidiary HENN Americas, inaugurated a new manufacturing plant in Silao, Guanajuato, with a US$4 million investment, creating up to 100 direct jobs. The plant produces high-performance connectors for automotive applications.

Avient Corporation's Dyneema brand is collaborating with FEDUR to supply 24,000 soft ballistic vests made with Dyneema SB301 to the Spanish National Police under a four-year contract.

Liebherr will invest €76.5 million to build a new manufacturing base near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, transferring production of transport air conditioning systems and concrete mixers there and adding aerospace parts for Airbus and Embraer. The project will create 175 new jobs.

Hammond Power Solutions agreed to acquire AEG Power Solutions from Coltrane Asset Management and Robus Capital for approximately €225 million. AEG Power Solutions will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of HPS.

Wafrah for Industry and Development signed a two-year contract worth SAR 28 million to supply frozen par-fried potato products to Del Monte Saudi Arabia under Del Monte's private label.

Votorantim Cimentos signed a power purchase agreement with Auren Energia for renewable wind energy from the Cajuína I wind farm to power its sites in Northeast and Southeast Brazil.

Votorantim Cimentos announced a R$5 billion investment plan for 2024-2028, including a new mortar plant in Edealina, modernization of the Xambioá site, and resumption of grinding operations in Esteio and Laranjeiras.

Private equity firm HKW has acquired Handling Systems and Conveyors, a designer and manufacturer of crane, hoist, conveyor and tooling solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Austal has been awarded a $5 billion contract to build Army vessels at its Henderson shipyard in Western Australia, creating 1,110 local jobs.

Mecanizaciones Aeronáuticas (MASA) has opened new expanded facilities in Arrúbal, La Rioja, Spain, to increase its capacity as an international aerospace supplier for clients like Airbus, Boeing and Dassault.

Tunamax SARL is building a tuna canning plant in Berrechid, Morocco, with Gaictech as technology partner. The plant will process 15,000 tons of tuna per year and produce over 50 million cans annually.

OPmobility won a major contract to supply over 1 million 350V battery packs for a global OEM's hybrid electric vehicle models in North America, with production at its expanded Anderson site.

OxDevice Medical, supported by Kaleidex Group investment, will relocate and expand into a new purpose-designed facility at Monarch House, Abingdon Science Park, consolidating from three buildings into one.

MGS opened a new 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Richfield, Wisconsin, to support drug delivery device manufacturing. The facility adds 300 jobs and includes 140,000 square feet of Class 8 cleanrooms, with phase one featuring over 100 injection molding machines.

Sellafield Ltd awarded LTi Metaltech Ltd a contract valued at more than £45 million for the supply of SRP products for the Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant. The contract includes a three to four year development stage followed by a ten-year production phase.

Daikin opened a new $30 million facility in Christchurch, New Zealand, focused on refrigerant recycling. The 7,861 sq m leased facility includes a $2.5 million fitout and consolidates two existing operations.

Laerdal Medical acquired the VitalsBridge products from Dynasthetics. Manufacturing will transition to Gatesville, with completion anticipated by May 2026.

STAMFORD | AvK signed a long-term agreement with Rolls-Royce Power Systems - mtu solutions to strengthen their partnership in power generation technologies.

Auria announced an expansion of its operations in Albemarle, North Carolina, adding an EcoPunch nonwoven production line. The project will create 13 new jobs and result in at least $9,058,175 in new taxable investment in machinery and equipment over eight years.

Permasteelisa North America Benson was awarded the contract to provide the façade for a new seven-story hospital building at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded STERIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED a contract for the provision of endoscopy consumables, valued at £314,379.67.

Qatari firm Elegancia MEP, owned by Estithmar Holding, won a contract to undertake MEP and ELV systems works for the Damascus International Airport Terminal 2 project.

NCS Engineers announced it is partnering with and acquiring Houston-based LightPoint Engineering, LLC and SpearPoint Engineering, LLC to expand its water and wastewater engineering presence in Texas.

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital awarded Mindray (UK) Limited a contract for BeneVision V500 patient monitoring systems, valued at £724,037.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded Medtronic Limited a contract for percutaneous coronary intervention consumables, primarily stents and balloons, valued at £1,033,321.

FEDUR, S.A. has been awarded a four-year contract by the Policia Nacional to supply 24,000 soft ballistic vests made with Dyneema SB301 material, owned by Avient Corporation.

Semifive has signed a contract with Niobium Microsystems to supply fully homomorphic encryption accelerator semiconductor design and prototypes. The contract is valued at 9.9 billion won, running from January 2026 to August 2027.

EnviroChemie is expanding an industrial wastewater treatment facility for a leading food manufacturer to increase capacity from 1,800 m³/day to 2,300 m³/day, enhancing water recycling and biogas generation. The project is driven by rising production in potato processing.

HET signed an MOU with Ulsan City to invest 14.5 billion won in building a new intelligent factory for winding production for high-capacity transformers, relocating and expanding its plant within the Ulsan industrial complex. Completion is targeted by end of 2026.

Southeastern Container plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization and equipment at its Enka-Candler headquarters in North Carolina, adding closure production capacity and 12 new jobs.

Hinton Lumber Products has opened a greenfield pallet manufacturing facility in Summerville, South Carolina, near Charleston, with production slated to begin this spring.

Georg Utz plans a 90,000-square-foot facility in Sumter County, South Carolina, for rigid returnable packaging, with roughly $40 million investment and 50 jobs, scheduled to start manufacturing in 2028.

Mondi is supplying its ProVantage SmartKraft Brown containerboard to Pacapime Hungary, which runs a corrugated plant in Mórahalom, under a long-term collaboration including technical cooperation.

Pure Treats has acquired Primal Pet Foods, including its manufacturing facilities in Texas and Colorado.

Jungheinrich has finalised the sale of its Russian subsidiary, exiting the Russian market.

STILL has launched a counterbalance high lift pallet truck.

Dexory has launched a next-generation autonomous mobile robot and a new software feature.

Hiab has signed a dealer agreement for Moffett Forklifts in the United States.

Adaptalift has signed a distribution agreement with Hydi Hydrogen for a system that reduces emissions from diesel-powered equipment.

Kalmar has received an order for 30 hybrid straddle carriers.

Symbotic has acquired Fox Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for material handling.

Bradman Lake has engineered and commissioned a customized cartoning and shrink-wrapping solution for Birds Eye at its Lowestoft facility, capable of packaging up to 770 potato waffles per minute.

HQ Water Solutions has acquired PA Water & Energy Solutions, merging the two companies to create a regional water treatment powerhouse serving Central Pennsylvania.

General Motors will invest $63 million to upgrade stamping operations at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, supporting preparations for the next generation of gas-powered full-sized pickups.

Lorneville has been awarded the construction contract for a new recovery boiler, steam turbine and generator at Irving Pulp & Paper's mill in Saint John, New Brunswick, as part of the $1.5 billion Project NextGen modernization.

Forvia (ex-Faurecia) won a major contract with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Luxeed. Details of the contract value and scope are not provided in the article.

Huisman received its first order for newly designed process overhead cranes from Tata Steel IJmuiden, covering two units with a lifting capacity of 100 metric tonnes and a span of 35.6 metres. The electrically powered cranes will support slab handling operations.