Robin notches Up 25 years of service
Production supervisor Robin Butcher has received a well-earned thank you from Checkmate for 25 years of service. Robin (42) joined Checkmate, shortly after leaving school and a spell on a Government Scheme earning £25 per week. Through the Sheppey grapevine he heard about jobs rolling and stamping ... Read more
Enter the Dragon
Checkmate’s first joint venture outside the UK has opened its doors for business. A new multi million dollar purpose built facility in Bac Giang province, North of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, has been built to manufacture web slings. The state of the art manufacturing plant is headed locally... Read more
Appointment with the Queen
Avon Fabrications’ Richard Berry met HM the Queen at a reception on 14th July for recipients of the the Queen’s Award’s for Industry. Richard is leading hand at Avon and the longest serving member of staff with 45 years of service. Accompanying him was Mark Prentice, Engineering Ma... Read more
Checkmate appoint non-executive director
We are very pleased to advise that Des Crampton Bsc ( Eng) has been appointed a non-executive director of the company. Des started his career in mechanical engineering in the steel making and mining industries before taking up the challenges of the UK ports sector, most recently as Managing Director... Read more
