Category: News Posts

Earlier this year, Stace – the Logistics Coordinator here at Diametric – successfully secured a spot on the Santander Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme. Here we celebrate Stace’s fantastic achievement. The mentoring scheme is delivered through Santander and Women Ahead, and set up for the ‘next generation of fast growth entrepreneurs’. Mentees must tick a … Continue reading “Mentoring success with Diametric and the Santander Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme.”

While many businesses are starting to reopen and staff returning to work, here at Diametric we have continued to support customers who were able to operate within the government guidelines during the lockdown period. Both our UK and overseas plants have remained operational throughout, and have been preparing to assist those who are scheduled to … Continue reading “Supply Chain Solutions”

Whilst antimicrobial coatings have been available for many years, now has never been so important to consider adding the coating to your graphic overlays, industrial graphics, and labels. An antimicrobial additive offers valuable, affordable protection which is incorporated into our processes as a surface lacquer. This prolongs the products lifespan and reduces surface bioburden. Furthermore, … Continue reading “Protect the health of your brand and your customers”

Like many manufacturing businesses throughout the UK, we’ve been busy diversifying our production line to assist the national call for PPE. Working closely with a long-standing client, we have been able to support with the manufacture of the newly designed CE approved protective face shields. Knowing the final product needed to be durable, scratch resistant … Continue reading “Diametric expands portfolio to PPE”

This year, Diametric has sponsored an assistance dog, Badger, to continue to deliver its commitment to changing lives by working with local organisations and charities. The sponsorship of the black Labrador, via the charity Canine Partners will see Badger through his intensive two-year training course in the hopes that he will then be matched with … Continue reading “Diametric Sponsors Assistance Dog”

Diametric is pleased to announce that it has passed Hella, JCB and Aston Martin audits to become an OEM accredited supplier to all three companies. Following the invitation to be audited Diametric received sign-off first time, passing the test criteria for the companies and meeting the expectations to become an approved supplier. Graham Steele, Managing … Continue reading “Diametric Achieves Hella, JCB and Aston Martin Approved Supplier Status”

Diametric is delighted to announce that it has won the Management Team of the Year award at this year’s Solent Business Awards. The Southampton-based industrial badge manufacturer was announced as a finalist during September, alongside five other Solent-based businesses. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on the 17th October at the Ageas Bowl, … Continue reading “Diametric Wins Management Team of the Year Award at 2019 Solent Business Awards”

Diametric has donated branded keyrings to Army Veteran, Simon Harmer, as part of their ongoing commitment to helping local charities and organisations. Simon set up his charity, Blown Away, after he lost his legs while on patrol with the British Army in Afghanistan in 2009. He now travels the world taking part in gruelling physical … Continue reading “Diametric Donates Branded Keyrings to Army Veteran Simon Harmer”

Customer service is the bread and butter of the business world. And yet, so often, we hear stories of businesses that failed to deliver, ultimately leading to their demise, or of work cultures that are stagnant and failing to meet customer expectations. At the heart of success is one key ingredient; attention to detail. I … Continue reading “Attention to Detail; how being detail-driven sets you apart from the competition.”

Diametric has recently chosen local charity, Bishop’s Waltham Minibus Group, to support during 2019 in its bid to continue to support the local community. Diametric has always been keen to support local organisation and charities, which in more recent years included sponsoring a stall at a St John’s School fair and donating iPads and GoPro … Continue reading “Diametric donate to Bishop’s Waltham Minibus Group”

Diametric is delighted to announce that it has been awarded JLRQ status by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The award was presented on Wednesday 5th December at Diametric’s Head Office in Swanmore. JLRQ status is the quality trust mark from JLR that shows Diametric’s commitment to quality and to continuous improvement within the company. After five … Continue reading “Diametric Achieves JLRQ Award”

Diametric is delighted to announce that they have won SME of the Year at this year’s Solent Business Awards. Diametric were announced as winners during the awards ceremony held at the Ageas Bowl on the 18th October. Of the six overall nominees in the category, judges were impressed with Diametric’s approach to putting its customers … Continue reading “Diametric wins SME of the Year at 2018 Solent Business Awards”

Diametric is excited to announce that they have been shortlisted in the Owner Managed Business of the Year category at the South Coast Business Awards. The award recognises small to medium sized businesses with: Solid growth and strong financial performance Good understanding of its customer An engaged workforce with effective leadership Continual innovation to support … Continue reading “Diametric Shortlisted for South Coast Business Award”

Over the course of 30 years, we’ve worked hard to establish a global supply chain that’s reliable and trustworthy. It’s taken time, money and a certain element of risk to get where we are today and that’s a story that I’m sure is shared with businesses the world over. But the introduction of Blockchain could … Continue reading “Tricks of the Trade – Is Blockchain the business model of the future?”

The academic year is well underway and it seems timely to look at the role we in industry can play when it comes to encouraging young people into engineering and manufacturing. The emerging skills gap needs addressing, and this puts pressure on education institutions especially when it comes to STEM subjects. There are now more … Continue reading “Engage, educate, engineer – creating the workforce of the future”

It’s great to be working at a time when there are so many innovative applications of interesting materials. At Diametric, we’re in the business of precision and we want to reflect that throughout our work, and we’re constantly looking for new and exciting ways to develop both our expertise and the materials that we use. … Continue reading “Weaving together – inspiration for materials of the future”

Reflecting their commitment to inspire the community around them, Diametric created an interactive and interesting manufacturing experience for local schoolchildren. Taking part in Upham Primary School’s ‘World of Work’ week, they set up several stations so children could have a go at creating their very own badge. They started with a CAD drawing of a … Continue reading “Diametric showcase innovation at Upham Primary School”

  There is no doubt artificial intelligence is going to change manufacturing. Automation already is and in amongst the dystopian panic, there are valid concerns around the displacement of the human workforce. Manufacturing is definitely susceptible – a technical feasibility study done by Mckinsey considers that the prevalence of predictable physical work in the industry … Continue reading “Manufacturing harmony: humans and machines in an era of change”