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Intersec has been taking place annually for the past 15 years and is currently recognised as the premiere tradeshow for the security industry. Each year the event attracts mass international interest; in 2012, 909 exhibitors and approximately 20,000 vistors from around the world attended! The event enables exhibitors and visitors working in the industry to develop business relationships, identify business...

We are delighted to have won the Deal of the Year 2011 Award for this year's Lancashire Telegraph Awards. 2011 has been a very exciting year for the WEC Group, and on the back of our largest automotive contract to date, we had a lot to shout about indeed! Thanks to the Group management team's eye for a business opportunity...

Have a look at WEC's latest Railway Footbridge Installation that was recently installed in Cambridge Station. The bridge was entirely manufactured at the company's headquarters in Darwen by the WEC Rail division before being sent down to Cambridge where our team installed it in less than 24 hours! This is the 4th footbridge manufactured by WEC since they opened their...

The WEC Laser division has recently benefited from substantial investments with the purchase of an Adige LT8 Tube Laser Cutting machine from BLM Group. The new machine adds 3D laser cutting to the company's list of available services The Tube Laser excels for the highest flexibility and user- friendliness, as well as for top quality and extremely precise laser cutting...

The Group's Apprentice of the Year Awards was held on Thursday 16th September at Astley Bank, Darwen. The evening is an annual event held to celebrate the success of all our students throughout their time on the apprenticeship including Apprentice of the Year and various other awards for achievement. Ryan Nelsen, Defender for Blackburn Rovers and New Zealand International, presented...

SP Fabrications have recently been acquired by WEC Group Ltd to extend the range of products and services on offer to customers. SP Fabrications are based in Blackburn, Lancashire and specialise in prototype, production sheet metalwork and welded fabrications in stainless steel, aluminium, mild steel and polycarbonate; along with other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The Amada Europe 255 CNC Turret...

Conservative leader David Cameron made a late night stop at WEC Group on his pre-election campaign. Mr Cameron arrived at WEC Group shortly after 1am as part of an all-night, last-minute nationwide tour as the country prepared to go to the polls. The visit saw David Cameron speaking with apprentices, buying a cup of coffee from the vending machine and...

Thanks to ongoing investments in the latest 2, 3, 4 and 5 axis Mazak machines, Nutter Aircrafts - Precision Engineering have managed to thrive and grow during the downturn, making it the perfect match for forward thinking local engineering company WEC Group Ltd. WEC Group acquired the Blackburn based precision engineering company back in April 2010 to add capacity and...

WEC Group Ltd were awarded 'Business of the Year 2009' sponsored by The Lancashire Evening Telegraph. At an awards evening held at Ewood Park, the Group was awarded the much coveted main prize beating off 117 other entries for the title. This really is a fantastic achievement and we wouldn't have done it without the contribution of all the staff...