Press Release Archive

The 600 Group PLC
Acquisition of Manufacturing Facility in Poland

Pratt Burnerd chucks in full production - both large and small - at new home in Heckmondwike
Following significant investment, full production of world-famous Pratt Burnerd chucks at the 600 Group’s principal manufacturing site in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, is now on stream.

British manufacturers in perfect 'Unison'
A world-leading UK manufacturer of advanced tube-bending technology has endorsed the traditional quality of British-built machine tools, guaranteed local parts and service support by acquiring a Colchester-Harrison Alpha 1550XS CNC lathe.

Gamet Bearings achieve important success in Taiwan
World-leading bearings specialist Gamet Bearings, part of 600 UK has won a key order to supply its super-precision tapered roller bearings to Proking Machinery Co. Ltd, a major Taiwanese manufacturer of large flat-bed and slant-bed CNC lathes.

Conventional and manual/CNC lathes thrive in the Global Downturn
600 Group, the manufacturer and distributor of precision engineering products to international markets, says that high quality conventional and manual/CNC lathes have been the most resilient during the world’s unprecedented economic turmoil.

New college turns to Harrison lathes
Newcastle-under-Lyme’s brand new £60 million further education college has turned to the proven reliability, build-quality and affordability of Harrison M300 lathes to equip its state-of-the-art engineering training facility.

600 Group receives positive feedback from its Openhouse event
The Openhouse event held last month at 600 Europe’s Heckmondwike site has been heralded as a great success for the Group.

Twin Turret Tornado TT6 gives 'double' boost to Graham Engineering
Investment in a Colchester-Harrison Tornado TT6 Twin Turret CNC turn-mill centre from 600 UK is paying handsome dividends in machining accuracy, speed and cost-value for one of the largest stainless steel engineering specialists in the north of England.

Great British favourites...‘As good as new'’
Operators of older British-built Colchester and Harrison traditional centre lathes, which may have been in service for several decades, can now have them cost-effectively re-engineered to ‘as new’ condition by the original manufacturers.

Strategic Product Development Team Created at 600
A strategic product development team has been created within The 600 Group’s Machine Tools Division, to focus on product strategy and new product development for the Group’s global markets.