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its site in Rugby, where it trades under the name Blanc Aero Industries UK Limited. Manufacturing Today spoke to General Manager, Mark Capell, and his colleague Taahir Patel, Process Development Manager, who revealed more about the company and its innovative Smart Factory production line.“ The site was initially based in Coventry, and we moved to Rugby when the original facility was bombed during
The Blitz,” Mark opens.“ I always believe that fighting spirit is in our DNA and has got us through a lot of challenging times in recent years. By the 1980s, we’ d grown and moved premises twice before acquiring the Butler’ s Leap site we have now. Since then, we’ ve continued to expand, increasing manufacturing output by over 240 percent in the past five years and achieving record turnover in 2025.”
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