Amada UK has announced it is sponsoring WorldSkills 2011, which comes to London later this year. The sponsorship means young engineering enthusiasts will test their skills on a laser profiling centre and press brakes.

Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has taken delivery of the UK’s first Walter Helitronic Micro CNC grinding centre.

Holroyd Precision Technologies is one of 50 companies and partnerships set to benefit from provisional grants allocated in the first round of the £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund. The £450million invested in the first round will be accompanied by significant investment from the private sector.

Sodick, a developer and provider of EDM solutions, has announced the restructuring of its European operation.

Japan’s Mori Seiki has said it is in negotiations intending to lead to a joint venture in China, investing equally with Germany’s Gildemeister and China’s Shenyang Machine Tool Co.

Citizen Machinery has completely remodelled its showroom and demonstration centre, located next to the company’s UK headquarters in Park Avenue, Bushey, near Watford.

SolidWorks will focus on Delcam’s Gold Partner CAM system, Delcam for SolidWorks, in a webinar on 27 April.

Renishaw plc, the global engineering technologies company, has acquired the entire share capital of MTT Investments Ltd and its subsidiary, MTT Technologies Ltd (MTT).

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET) is uniting with representatives from a wide range of businesses to appeal for more employers to put resources into engaging young people with STEM subjects.

World Machinery and Mitsubishi Electric are co-hosting a VIP event at World Machinery’s recently refurbished showroom, at its Bridgnorth HQ in Shropshire, from 18-21 April, 9am to 5pm each day.