CO2: End Of An Era

Published on: March 30, 2020

As we prepare for the next expansion phase of the business, it’s time to say goodbye to our old CO2 laser and the memories it created. April 2010 marked our entry into the laser cutting industry having being an exclusive waterjet business since 2001. Towards the end of 2009, I was a waterjet operator for […]

Major Upgrade 2020

Published on: January 29, 2020

We have waited patiently for technology in the laser cutting industry to improve beyond the current generation of Fibre laser cutting systems which we have felt do not meet our quality or productivity needs. We are pleased to announce that the machine of our dreams now exists and we have placed the order. This machine […]

Local Hero Awards 2020

Published on: December 11, 2019

Every year Minster FM celebrates the achievements of North Yorkshire’s most inspirational people in our Local Hero Awards. Once again, we were proud to sponsor one of the twelve categories that people can be nominated to be celebrated for. This years amazing winner of the “Make A Community Difference Award” was “Sleepsafe Selby“. It was […]

HelixONE: Part III [Training]

Published on: October 11, 2019

Upon analyzing our old systems, performance management of the team for me was a key weakness. Not because it wasn’t occurring, but because the way the system worked led to inconsistencies in training and highlighting problem areas. External training wasn’t an issue, documents were checked for skills with expiry dates and logged on the system […]

Race For Life…

Published on: September 10, 2019

5 years ago our former production manager Karen completed the Race For Life after having being diagnosed and treated for pancreatic cancer. Thankfully, following treatment Karen has maintained an all clear for the years following. Sadly this is not the case for many. The 5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is just 3%. This […]

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