Sarginsons MD to speak at major event
Sarginsons Managing Director Anthony Evans will be a panellist at one of the most prestigious business events in the West Midlands. Evans is one of the experts discussing Opportunities in Green Growth at this year’s VenturefestWM, which takes place on Thursday, January 28. The event is taking place online and includes a range of topics… Read more »
Company News, Industry Insights, Latest NewsBBC interview: Sarginsons talks car manufacturing and Brexit
What does Brexit mean to Sarginsons? The BBC interviewed chairman Mark Nunan to delve into the opportunities posed by leaving the EU, and the challenges ahead for car manufacturers in the UK. You can listen to it here. Earlier this year the BBC interviewed Sarginsons’ chairman Mark Nunan on how Brexit is affecting… Read more »
Preparing for the future: the revamped Sarginsons Technology Centre
Deep in the heart of Coventry, our team has been beavering away for months on a major new project that will make huge cost savings for OEMs and contribute towards the UK becoming a centre of excellence for aluminium casting. Last year, our 84-year-old foundry drastically expanded its remit and opened the doors… Read more »
Is the HS2 a case of flogging a dead horse?
The business case for a high-speed rail track between London and Birmingham was first pitched to David Cameron in 2009. In the decade since, the HS2 has become something of an albatross – and a hungry one at that. At the last reckoning, total expenditure on the project was estimated at £106 billion, making it… Read more »
Why EVs and AVs will be everywhere sooner than you think
We can all be guilty of shrugging off the “disruptive” – and experts are more guilty than most. The AV revolution is coming – and far sooner than you think. Speaking in 2016 about the advent of driverless cars, Stanford lecturer and author Tony Seba recalled the failure of McKinsey & Co to… Read more »
Energy storage subsidies now: My Budget wish for the auto industry
This year’s Budget poses a massive challenge for new chancellor Rishi Sunak. Brexit, coronavirus and the Yorkshire Tea row will no doubt be keeping him extremely busy – but I’m hoping he’ll be able to continue paving the way to getting more autonomous vehicles on the road this year. While the Budget is set to include… Read more »