We said goodbye last week to our workshop manager, Steve Ormondroyd, who has moved on to develop his career. Remarkably, he and his father Tony, now retired, served Westin Drives for a total of 68 years. Steve began his 19-year-stint as an apprentice under the exacting eye of Tony, who was then the workshop manager. It was a pleasure to see Steve follow in his dad's footsteps and, in due course, receive promotion to that senior position. Steve, the young apprentice. As well a

A sophisticated new conditioning monitoring service has been launched by Westin Drives. It's an exciting development in preventative maintenance in which permanent vibration sensors are installed to allow constant monitoring of customers' essential assets. Once installed, data from the sensors can be analysed by our technicians, and the client, to help forestall issues that could cause expensive downtime. The first systems were fitted last week for a local textile manufactur

An engineer who began as a workshop apprentice at Westin Drives has been made a director. Adam Daffern, 28, will become Technical Director of that company and of Quality Servomotor Repairs. The promotion follows his achievements in developing technical services in Westin Drives and the integration and relocation of QSR. While working in the technical department at Westin Drives, Adam studied for a degree in engineering management and was awarded first-class honours from Hudde

Westin Drives is one of the first companies in the country to have achieved compliance with the AEMT's new codes of practice. The new codes aim to set a benchmark standard for the industry, with an obligation to maintain the highest quality of business integrity, technical ability and service. Westin Drives has been in existence for more than 100 years, working to the highest standards in electrical and mechanical engineering. The speed in reaching compliance is further evide