Gloucestershire-based Quickgrind (www.quickgrind.com) — a manufacturer of solid carbide and high-speed-steel cutting tools for the aerospace, automotive, medical and general engineering industries — has become the latest Tier Two member of the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC).

Ross Howell, Quickgrind managing director, said: “This partnership comes at an opportune time for Quickgrind, as the AFRC goes through a period of significant growth and expansion.

"In turn, the AFRC will receive the benefits of our technical support and services, which can be passed on to industry and its Tier One and Tier Two members and partners.”

Crawford Cullen, a manufacturing engineer at the AFRC, said: “We are looking forward to engaging with Quickgrind on new projects.

"This partnership is ideally suited to the growth and development of the AFRC’s machining team, as we strive to promote our machining capabilities to a wider market in Scotland and further afield.”