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Endless LLP back buyout of DavyMarkham Ltd   01/07/2007
Endless LLP, the Yorkshire-based buyout and turnaround fund, has backed a management buyout of the heavy engineering business DavyMarkham Ltd.The investment will underpin the Company's turnaround and enable DavyMarkham to re-establish itself as a world-leading brand in the heavy engineering market.Endless has supported Kevin Parkin and Duncan Hay who have been acting as interim Managing Director and interim Financial Director respectively and who now take permanent positions on the Board. Full story

DavyMarkham Gains Notable Historic Bridge Conservation Award   27/04/2007
Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has been recognised in the Institution Of Civil Engineers' distinguished Historic Bridges & Infrastructures Awards 2007, for its painstaking restoration of Hull's historic Wellington Street swing bridge.Co-sponsored by English Heritage, British Waterways and the Country Surveyors' Society, the annual awards promote and celebrate excellence and innovation in the conservation of transport-related structures, over thirty years old.The judges commended the bridge's 'careful refurbishment in a modern context', reflecting DavyMarkham's use of advanced 3D modelling and finite element analysis software on the project, and noted how the engineering restoration 'brought back to life a fine example of Victorian innovation and creativity'.The client was Kingston upon Hull City Council and its urban regeneration company, Citybuild, while the consulting engineer was London-based Pell Frischmann. Full story

New Sales Appointment To Build DavyMarkham's Global Business   26/04/2007
Sheffield engineering design and manufacturing concern, DavyMarkham has appointed a new Sales Manager to develop business opportunities for its world-class services, in traditional and emerging industry sectors around the globe.Paul Kincell has an extensive engineering and manufacturing background within a range of market-leading organisations, including a spell in the Sheffield forgings industry and an initial grounding in the mining equipment sector, both of which link with DavyMarkham's own manufacturing heritage.Through his volunteer work with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Young Enterprise organisation, Paul is actively involved in developing the region's managers of tomorrow, as well as advancing his own professional skills and qualifications, so is sure to become a valuable member of the Prince of Wales Road team. Full story

Recycled and Remanufactured Hoist For Canada Gold Mine   01/04/2007
Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham has been awarded a contract for the mechanical parts of a new 16ft (4.89m) double drum hoist, for use underground at the largest gold mine in Canada.This follows a competitive tender call issued by Agnico-Eagle Mines, one of North America's leading mineral exploration companies, with more than 30 years' continuous experience of gold production, mainly through underground operations.The hoist will be deployed for shaft sinking, then production duties on the LaRonde II project, the 3300m (2 miles) deep extension to the current LaRonde operation, based around 650km northwest of Montreal. Full story

TBM Cutter Head Fabrications For Niagara Falls Hydro Project   23/03/2007
Sheffield engineering company DavyMarkham has produced the giant cutter head support and final drive housing support for the world's largest hard rock TBM (tunnel boring machine), to be deployed on a landmark Niagara Falls hydroelectric project.The £1/2 million contract was placed by the Robbins company of Ohio, a world leader in the design and manufacture of TBMs and underground excavation equipment, with whom DavyMarkham has a long-standing business association, dating back to the joint venture production of two marine running TBMs for the Channel Tunnel, itself dubbed 'The project of the Century'. Full story

Dedicated New Reconditioning Service With Fast-Track Capability   15/02/2007
Sheffield engineering company, DavyMarkham has announced the introduction of a new dedicated Reconditioning Service, at its Darnall Works.It includes a fast-track capacity able to respond within 24 hours to emergency breakdowns and factory shutdowns, working round-the-clock to inspect, repair and test mechanical equipment.Born out of the company's long history of manufacturing steel plant, heavy mining & tunnelling machinery and capital equipment, the service is able to undertake the reconditioning of roll chocks, mill spindles and couplings, AGC capsules, plate levellers, rolling mill housings, heavy presses, hydro turbines, rock crushing and tunnelling machines, complete gearboxes and other complex equipment. Full story

Successful Sheffield Engineering Firm Reverts To Legacy Names   20/10/2006
AK Heavy Engineering, the Sheffield-based engineering design and manufacturing specialist, has announced that it is changing its name to DavyMarkham, with immediate effect.The new identity reflects the proud heritage and engineering legacy of its two original founding companies, Davy Brothers of Sheffield and Markham & Co of Chesterfield, each of which has contributed immensely toward Britain's heavy engineering infrastructure and made its reputation known around the world.It is felt that combining these historic trade names will provide a suitable platform for developing fresh marketing opportunities in the steel industry, civil engineering, hydroelectric & nuclear power, mining and tunnelling. Full story

DavyMarkham Throws The Spotlight On Fabrication Team   04/10/2006
DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based engineering design and manufacturing company with an industrial heritage dating back to 1830, is throwing the spotlight on the capabilities and market experience of its specialised Fabrication Department.Dedicated to producing mainly one-off bespoke fabrications using skilled materials-joining technology, the department is staffed by a team of qualified personnel, each with more than 25 years' experience of heavy fabrication work.All are apprentice trained and hold a wide variety of technical, metallurgical and associated qualifications, from welding trade skills to degree level, with the majority also certificated for working in confined spaces.They are based in a purpose-equipped 6,000 square metre fabrication shop, handling projects from 5 to 90 tonnes plus and working in a wide variety of plate materials, with scope for larger fabrications in the assembly area. Full story

5 Metre Wide Plate Mill Stand For Greenfield Site In India   10/03/2006
Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham is undertaking a £1 million manufacturing contract for the finish machining, inspection and proof assembly of a 5m wide steel plate mill stand, due to be installed at a greenfield site in Orissa, on the east coast of India.The order was placed by VAI UK, one of the world's leading plant-building companies for the iron, steel and aluminium industries, which was recently commissioned to provide a complete plate mill and shearline for dynamic Indian producer, Jindal Steel & Power Limited. Full story