August 2026

A sophisticated control system designed and installed by Banelec is helping British Steel handle thousands of tonnes of finished rail at its major rail stocking facility in Scunthorpe. The Brierley Hill-based electrical control systems and automation specialist worked alongside construction and civil engineering company Britcon to deliver the controls behind the £10 million facility, which […]

A strengthening order book across British manufacturing is creating a new question for industry: how quickly can factories build the capacity needed to turn improving demand into sustained growth? The latest S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI provides growing evidence of that opportunity. Manufacturing production increased for the fourth consecutive month in July, accelerating to its

When critical lifting operations take place hundreds of miles offshore, reliability is measured not only by operational performance but by the ability to maintain control when every second counts. It is this challenge that led Norwegian engineering contractor Aibel to partner with Brierley Hill-based electrical control systems specialist Banelec to develop an innovative emergency control