Pictured above: Ian Parker of John Truslove (centre) with Stuart McKenzie and Chris Peare of Hawk Industries.

Engineering company Hawk Industries, one of the UK's largest independent turned parts manufacturers, has moved into Studley to a factory that will enable it to consolidate recent expansion.

In a deal with landlords Pall Mall Investments, arranged by business property consultants John Truslove, the company has signed a nine-year lease for 1 and 2 Royal Victoria Works, Birmingham Road, Studley.

General Manager Stuart Mckenzie said: "We were based on the Washford Industrial Estate in Redditch for a year having acquired the assets of JP Olives.

"The building needed modernising so John Truslove found us an ideal new site from where could grow the business and take our workforce of 15 people with us.

"We are investing in more automated machinery in the new space available and we expect this to increase our production capacity. 

"Currently we are shipping our precision-made parts all over the world and these include - but are not limited to - olives, inserts, fasteners, nuts, split rings and liners, produced to client specification in a wide range of materials including brass, DZR brass, copper, steel, stainless steel and industrial plastics.

"Our very high speed multi-spindle automatics cover spindle capacities from 2mm up to 80mm diameter together with various "second op" items of machinery.

"This gives us the capacity to do very small or very extensive production runs.

We can also offer a range of finishing options, including zinc and nickel plating, bright dipping, heat treatment and character marking.

"Hawk Industries has achieved success at a time when some sections of the British engineering industry are finding the climate tough.

"We are growing because we focus on quality, adaptability and flexibility to a largely bespoke market - as well as concentrating of course on competitive pricing in a hard market."

Ian Parker of John Truslove said: "It is a loss for Redditch to lose Hawk Industries, a leading British company in its field, but we were delighted to be able to relocate the business to Studley and avoid major disruption to its workforce and suppliers.

"At Victoria Works Hawk Industries will be in an ideal environment to take on new overseas markets and move into a new cycle of its growth."