We start 2026 with renewed energy and enthusiasm. Suitably refreshed after the festive holidays, we are ready to go and eager to support clients with their product development and manufacturing needs. From the individual designer to large, corporate OEMs, all are important to us. Our team in Gloucester, which serves customers looking for Additive Manufacturing, Machining, Tooling and Injection Moulding solutions, and our team in Nuneaton, which supports clients looking for Precision Engineering, Machining and Composite Production, are here to help.
2025 was a busy year for both sites, investing in upgrading our infrastructure and operations.
This included enhancing our Cyber Essential status to gain Cyber Essentials PLUS accreditation to support customers’ requirements, particularly in Defence and Aerospace markets.
We’ve also joined and become active members of Make UK Defence and Aerospace, Defence & Security Association, attending a number of their events and meeting lots of engineers, designers and procurement people to understand their needs and how we can support them.
Growing Accredited specialist Capabilities
Our Nuneaton team achieved ICORR Level 2 paint capability, supported by two large-format paint booths – adding recognised military-grade finishing increasingly valued by Defence customers.
Expanding our range of Additive Manufacturing services
Our colleagues in Gloucester have been equally busy, expanding its range of services to include Multi Jet Fusion and Automated Post Processing Services. Our vapour fusing and dying solutions not only provide an enhanced surface finish, for both SLS and MJF built parts, but can also provide consistent and repeatable post processing, making parts suitable for end use applications.
2026 Outlook — Raising Standards, Quality & Customer Support
The year ahead will see ARRK continue its journey of improvement and capability expansion, underpinned by a shared commitment to quality, performance and customer service.
AS9100 Certification Journey Begins
We have formally launched ARRK’s AS9100 roadmap for 2026, reinforcing our commitment to aerospace grade quality, traceability and continuous improvement.
SC21 Performance Programme Engagement
We are commencing the SC21 improvement programme, enhancing supply chain performance, operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
Supporting UK Sovereign Defence Capability
Although the year is just getting started, we’ve already committed to visiting or attending a number of events. These include:
- 25th February 2026: Northwest Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) Annual Conference – Concorde Conference Centre, Altrincham, UK
- 17th March 2026: Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA) Annual Conference – Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre, Derby, UK
- 19-21 May 2026: Combined Naval Events – Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, UK
- 20-24th July 2026: Farnborough International Airshow – Farnborough, UK
- 23 & 24 September 2026: Medical Technology Ireland – Galway Racecourse, Ireland
- 4 & 5th November 2026: Advanced Engineering Show – NEC, Birmingham, UK
If you’re planning to be at any of these events, please get in touch and say hello – we’d love to talk to you.
Can’t make the shows?
For those who struggle to get to some of the shows to see us, our Key Accounts Managers are available to discuss hosting a tech workshop at your place of work. This has proven to be very popular with clients and can be tailored to your needs and timescales. Your employees can just pop in during their breaks and have a chat and see some displays or, if you prefer, attend a more structured sit-down presentation and exhibition. If this is something that maybe of interest to your company, please get in touch and find out more.
So, if you have any questions or want to know more about our wide range of manufacturing services, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
So, with so much going on, we’re looking forward to 2026 with great enthusiasm and energy. They only question now is, how can we help you?