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DavyMarkham, Financial Times coverage

Financial Times coverage Published: March 9 2009 UK companies turn sights to the home front

......Companies in what remains of Sheffield's steel belt have survived by clambering up the value chain......

..... DavyMarkham, a famous name brought out of receivership in 2006, has some machines booked up to 18 months ahead.

Kevin Parkin, managing director, has just taken on 20 welders to finish a job. They were easier to find because of the recession. The maker of tunnel-boring drills and moving parts for bridges has also just picked up a £4m contract to build a machine to help lay submarine cable to carry power from offshore wind turbines in Germany.