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News, updates and insights from Hitherbest, covering our investments, our people and the latest developments across the business.

Sep 2026

Funding Boost for Efficiency Improvements at Hitherbest

Work has already begun on this tranche of improvements, which are designed to reduce energy consumption, cut noise pollution and improve productivity.Improvements to goods in/out...

Sep 2026

Sleigh bells signal Christmas shutdown!

The factory will reopen at 8.30 am on Wednesday 2nd January.May we take this opportunity to wish all of our customers very warm wishes for...

Sep 2026

Energy Savings at Hitherbest Celebrated in Local Press

An article in today’s Shropshire Star has highlighted recent improvements to the Hitherbest powder coating line that have resulted in significant annual energy savings.The introduction...

Sep 2026

Investment Continues: Trumpf Trumatic 5000R Punching Machine

Improved productivity set to benefit customersOur latest acquisition is a Trumpf Trumatic 5000R – a machine capable of punching sheet metal at up to 1200...

Sep 2026

ISO 9001:2015 Certification – Our Quality Commitment

We are delighted to announce that Hitherbest has successfully transitioned to the new ISO:9001 quality management standard, ISO 9001:2015.You can find a link to our...

Sep 2026

Improved Powder Coating With Our Upgraded Finishing Line

As part of our ongoing efforts to raise standards, we are proud to announce that we have now completed our work to improve the powder...

Sep 2026

Prototyping to Production: Why Partner With Hitherbest?

It is not unusual in the manufacturing sector for companies to use different partners at different stages of the production process – including outsourcing the...