Celebrating 60 years of manufacturing excellence in the Midlands, Birmingham-based
Precision Micro marked its anniversary earlier this month by welcoming a record number of apprentices to the team.
The latest cohort of apprentices represents the next generation of photochemical etching specialists and they will work alongside Precision Micro’s time-served engineers who are responsible for creating millions of precision-etched components every year.
The company presented the Firefighters Charity with a donation during their anniversary celebrations in recognition of the West Midlands Fire Service’s bravery during a fire which broke out at its factory in 2019. Precision Micro also planted a fruit tree at its Fort Dunlop site to mark the occasion (pictured).
Mick Taylor, Precision Micro commercial director, said: “Our 60th anniversary is a very proud moment for everyone in our business. We have come an incredibly long way in that time to become leaders in our industry, but our ambitions for the future are even greater. Having already invested £5.1 million upgrading our plant in the past 23 months, we have just signed off on a further £1.4 million investment in new equipment to support a growing demand for etched components used in next-generation green energy and electrification.
“Our team has played a vital role in the past few years, firstly planning and executing the relocation to our purpose-built chemical etching facility in 2009, the business recovery activities following the fire in 2019 and, more recently, driving us through the challenges presented by Covid-19. That is why it was so important to mark this anniversary, to thank the people who make Precision Micro what it is today and, together, look towards the bright future we are building.”
A proud Birmingham business, Precision Micro began its operations in the city’s famous Jewellery Quarter in 1962. Today, it is management-owned and based at Fort Dunlop where millions of high-quality precision-etched components are manufactured every year. Specialising in parts for the automotive, aerospace, medical and energy sectors, Precision Micro supplies well-known brands around the world.