August 2026

An engineering challenge can start almost anywhere in the world. Increasingly, the search for the answer leads to Brierley Hill. Banelec has spent more than two decades designing electrical control and automation systems for industry. Its projects now span sectors, continents and some highly specialised applications. The common theme is simple. A customer has an […]

Britain’s manufacturers are entering a period in which technology is becoming as important to workforce strategy as it is to productivity Skills availability, changing demographics, supply chain resilience and the drive for higher output are encouraging manufacturers to look again at how automation can strengthen their operations. For Banelec, the opportunity lies in applying technology

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