Sector Focus: Manufacturing
How people and place drive the industry
Don Valley Engineering
MBO at South Yorkshire Manufacturer
A South Yorkshire manufacturer that supplies quarry, mining and mineral processing businesses has been acquired in a management buyout (MBO). Don Valley Engineering,
established in 1947, specialises in the design and manufacture of screens, feeders and centrifuges for the heavy bulk materials handling markets and is said to be one of only two companies within Europe capable of providing a complete in-house service for every aspect of the maltings process. The Doncaster-based
company is also the preferred supplier to a number of global quarry, mining and mineral processing businesses. Roger Allan, previously the Managing Director of the company and representative of the shareholders throughout the transaction, said: “I am delighted that the future of the company and the employees has been cemented under the management team. It was important to me for the firm’s excellent reputation to be maintained and their knowledge of the business will ensure that it continues to grow and succeed in the future.” The shareholders of Don
Valley Engineering Holdings were advised on the MBO by corporate finance advisors Andrew Rose and Stuart Jobbins of Murray Harcourt. Andrew said: “Murray
Harcourt are delighted to have been able to assist Roger and the shareholders of this iconic Yorkshire business to realise an exit in a manner which assures the future prosperity of the business. This again demonstrates our commitment to achieving great results for our clients and builds on our existing credentials in the engineering sector.”
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By Sir Nigel Knowles (pictured), Special Advisor for Trade and Investment to Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region
People who know the Sheffield City Region (SCR) will already be familiar with our story of advanced manufacturing success. We are a region steeped in industrial heritage –
known especially for our production of steel that first coined our famous ‘Made in Sheffield’ trademark. Yet we still have an established manufacturing sector that has flexed and adapted well to withstand the most challenging domestic and international policy and competition. This matters because it has laid the foundation for Sheffield’s enviable skills base and extensive supply chain. The SCR has one of the largest and fastest growing SME sectors in the UK. Many of these companies can supply components and materials for factories that are making cutting edge products – from plane engines and car chassis to medical appliances and surgical instruments. The SCR also boasts leading translational research capability, delivered by some of the world’s most talented academics. The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) works with more than 100 industrial partners to research materials and processes that find solutions to
the pressing challenges of productivity. Its model of government, industry and academia collaboration has attracted attention from across the world. And it is this research capacity, backed up by world-class buildings and machines that drove Boeing and McLaren to open new factories in the Sheffield City Region last year. These new factories sit next to the AMRC on the Sheffield Business Park and the Advanced Manufacturing Park – both within our emerging Global Innovation Corridor. The SCR is rich in land and property opportunities, and this corridor will help provide the infrastructure for even more investment and growth. And then there are the people. I believe one reason
that the SCR keeps attracting global companies is our passion to open doors and drive growth. From landowners committed to strategic design, leaders continually brokering new partnerships, to skilled professionals training the next generation of advanced engineers, the SCR has a wealth of people ready to help make things work.
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Cairo Metro makes return to Mechan
Rail maintenance specialist Mechan has welcomed representatives from Cairo Metro to its Sheffield headquarters, almost nine years to the day they made their first journey to the city. Delegates from Egypt’s National
Tunnels Authority and depot operator, Colas Rail, visited the expert manufacturer to see their new bogie drop undertake its final round of testing. The equipment will be used for
removing and refitting bogies on the metro trains without decoupling. It is an exact replica of a bogie drop installed by Mechan during construction of the Cairo Metro Line Three in 2010 and will be based in the Sal Alam depot. Following the successful factory
acceptance tests, Mechan is now disassembling the bespoke bogie drop, ready to be shipped to Egypt for installation in June. Lindsey Mills, Mechan’s Sales Manager, said: “It has been a pleasure to welcome Cairo Metro’s
Cairo Metro’s new bogie drop
representatives to our offices to see their latest commission come to life. Our original bogie drop is still working reliably and efficiently and it is a huge endorsement of our build quality that Colas Rail requested a replica. Despite the language barrier and time zone issues, the design and build process
has been issue-free and we look forward to completing the project later this year.” Mechan will be providing ongoing
maintenance of the new bogie drop for Colas Rail, making two scheduled visits to Egypt per annum for the next two years and providing a five-year spare parts package.
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