We find out what it is like to drive a Tank
Owner/Director, Karen Robson, shares her experience of driving a British Army FV432 Tank. Totally out of my comfort zone, into the tank I...
FROM THE MEC ARCHIVE: Britannia Tower demolition 1982
MEC Precision Engineering (previously M E Cooper & Son), acted as primary contractors on the demolition of the Britannia works in...
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF OUR RELOCATION
A year ago today MEC Precision Engineering began the daunting task of relocating its works from Sileby to the neighbouring village of...
Rain does not stop play as the relocation progresses
Despite the poor weather conditions the relocation progresses as another delivery of machinery arrives at Barrow upon Soar including the...
FROM THE MEC ARCHIVE
Malcolm Cooper, founder of MEC, pictured with our Large Swift Lathe in the early 1990s when the company was based in Quorn. The lathe is...
Machining Hardox® - built to take a beating.
We have experience of machining Hardox®, the world's leading abrasion-resistant (AR) steel and are currently machining Hardox® 400 in our...
MEC successfully completes relocation project ahead of schedule.
The relocation of machinery from Sileby works to the new location in Barrow upon Soar completed ahead of schedule thanks to the...
Our CNC Vertical Machining Centre performs 3 dimensional milling.
Our CNC Vertical Machining Centre has a work envelope of 1650mm x 700mm x 700mm. This allows us to produce larger, more complex...
PRICE OF STEEL RISING SHARPLY
The price of steel is rising quite sharply and here at MEC we feel it is important to inform our customers of changes in the market. ...
Sale of Tata UK steel business on hold
The sale of Tata Steel's UK business is on hold as the company considers a European tie-up, creating further uncertainty for British...