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

Rising star nomination: Oliver Wilson Westin Drives is delighted to have been nominated in four categories in the finals of the 2025 Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades annual awards. The categories are: Project of the Year: Diesel to Hydro-Electric Motor Conversion Service Centre of the Year : Quality Servomotor Repairs Contribution to Skills and Training Rising Star Award : Oliver Wilson The AEMT says: 'The judging panel, which included independent experts, pres

The induction motor after an urgent repair in our Huddersfield Service Centre A faulty motor arrived from a customer in the food industry. A quick turnaround was essential as it came from a mixer on a food line. The 30kW geared AC induction motor was given the customary full inspection, which indicated that a rewind and gearbox service were required. Our workshop team is used to tight timetables and the motor was repaired and returned to the customer on time to ensure there w

The motor gearbox after repair by Westin Drives engineers. Below, as it arrived at our Service Centre. When our engineers finish a repair, the original doesn't just work well, it often looks like new. Take this motor gearbox. It is fitted with a back stop that drives a conveyor in the glass recycling industry. This device allows it to run in one direction, so if the conveyor is stopped, it doesn't allow it to start creeping backwards under the weight of the loaded conveyor. A

The Siemens motor and, above, the Hoyer motor ready for dispatch following repair. These two motors – a 37kW Hoyer and a 40kW Siemens, used for driving pumps – were sent to us from a firm in the petro-chemicals industry. After careful assessment, they were mechanically refurbished by engineers in our Huddersfield service centre. As part of this comprehensive process: Stator windings were washed and stoved before being spray varnished. Bearings and shaft seals showing signs of

Apprentice engineer Callum refits a fan motor on to its housing following a repair. It was one of two fans from a hospital that arrived for inspection in our service centre. Each was stripped down and the state of the windings carefully assessed. New bearings were fitted and the motor was then repainted ready for dispatch. Our engineers offer a variety of fan services including refurbishment, balancing, upgrades and replacements. We also supply a variety of products. So plea

This water cannon, sent to us by a fire equipment company, is intended to send spray into waste recycling pits in case of fire. It is in the Westin Drives service centre to enable our technical engineers to program the control panel, below, to influence the precise direction and flow of the four jets on the cannon.

We recently carried out a comprehensive overhaul on this 68kW ABB induction generator from an Endurance E3120 wind turbine. These...

This Lenze panel was custom-built for a client in the water treatment industry, with detailed specification requirements, such as wiring...

Here’s a great example of the full refurbishment service we carried out for one of our clients.

This week thanks to West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services we were invited to take part in a roundtable discussion with AUKUS Forum at the The University of Huddersfield, alongside fellow companies from local industry.

We offer a comprehensive engineering and maintenance service all under one roof, so if you have time critical electro-mechanical repair requirements, get in touch.

Adam's interview We're proud to share a interview given by our technical services manager, Adam Daffern, to Unifrog. This is an inspiring...

Completed motor Our stock of WEG equipment allows us to respond quickly to customers' needs. Here's an example of an 22kW motor upgrade...

UK guests at the new WEG factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal Our Operations Director, Fraser Lynch, enjoyed a visit to WEG's new...

A customer required sensors and encoders retrofitting to four new pump sets, the sort of challenge on which our engineers thrive. The...

Our team took on a time-sensitive project, one part of which was removal, servicing and a reinstallation of a two-tonne, 250kW electric...