Great British Tooling for a Great British Product

  ViperClip is a unique and innovative solution for fastening cables to wooden structures. The clips are secured using a battery powered stapler and are designed to make the process faster, easier and safer for the electrician. To bring a cable clip product like this to market, ViperClip had very specific design requirements to ensure…

Ad-Vance Engineering announced as a finalist for the Plastics Industry Awards 2023 in the Supplier Partnerships – Toolmaker category

Now in its 22nd year, the Plastics Industry Awards have firmly established themselves as the forum for recognising and rewarding excellence in an increasingly competitive market. The Plastics Industry Awards acknowledge the best companies and the best people in the market. Ad-Vance Engineering join an elite group of companies and individuals on the shortlist including…

Ad-Vance Engineering, based in Lisburn Northern Ireland, are delighted to announce the appointment of Bony Patel as our new Project Quality Manager

Ad-Vance Engineering, based in Lisburn Northern Ireland, are delighted to announce the appointment of Bony Patel as our new Project Quality Manager, A masters graduate in advanced composites and polymers from Ulster University and Gujarat University , Bony brings previous experience and strong knowledge of the injection moulding and composite tooling industries as well as…

Once again working in partnership with South Eastern Regional College

Once again working in partnership with South Eastern Regional College (SERC), Ad-Vance Engineering are delighted to announce the appointment of  April as the third of our intake of apprentices. April is studying manufacturing and engineering . Our Apprentice Programme offers young people aged 16-24 the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications in precision engineering. Our apprentices also benefit from…

Ad-Vance Engineering are pleased to announce the appointment of David Parry as our new Technical Sales Manager UK.

Ad-Vance Engineering are pleased to announce the appointment of David Parry as our new Technical Sales Manager UK. David has extensive experience of the Injection Moulding industry, having started his career as  an injection mould tool maker where he gained skills covering all aspects of the injection moulding process and press tool making. More recently…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Patterson MEng as our new Design Engineer Manager.

Award-winning toolmaker Ad-Vance Engineering is delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Patterson MEng. Rebecca joins the company’s team in Lisburn as their new Design Engineer Manager. Rebecca has a particular interest in plastic moulding simulation of insert moulding with hybrid laminate composites, along with knowledge of Moldflow software simulations for insert moulding and composite’s…

Ad-vance Engineering diversifies to supply PPE

Ad-Vance Engineering was quick to support our frontline NHS staff through the provision of locally sourced face visors using their bespoke injection moulding tools to save procurement from overseas. By Claire Cartmill Wednesday, 29th April 2020, 12:00 pm This Lisburn based precision engineering company during a crisis has demonstrated another reason why it is the…

Reshoring benefits in focus

The 22 trade associations behind the Reshoring UK say the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the weakness of many complex supply chains and underlined the benefits of working with UK suppliers. Julia Moore, CEO of the GTMA, which led the initiative, says: “Ever since manufacturers began outsourcing production to more competitively priced overseas economies there has…

How Ad-vance Engineering is helping to provide PPE

The Hero Shield project is run by a consortium of companies who have lent their expertise to help produce much-needed PPE for Northern Ireland. Lisburn-based company Ad- Vance Engineering is one of the companies heavily involved with the production of the visor, and we spoke to Roger Vance, Managing Director at Ad- Vance, about the…