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17/09/2024 Penta Pattern and Model becomes ‘Engaged’ workplace under Healthy Workplaces programme We are excited to announce that Penta Pattern and Model has become an ‘Engaged’ workplace under the Healthy Workplaces programme! The programme aims to help organisations of all sizes across Leicestershire to become healthier places to work. The first step is to complete…

16/07/2024 Junior Manger goes to Canada for 6 weeks for career enhancing opportunity Penta Pattern & Model Ltd, a leading manufacturer of patterns, composite and carbon fibre tooling, moulds and components, is proud to announce that one of its valued employees, Edward Lee, will be heading to Canada this summer for an exciting work opportunity.…

01/01/2024 Penta Patterns Welcomes Two New State-of-the-Art CNC Machines Penta Pattern & Model Ltd, a leader in precision manufacturing, is thrilled to announce the installation of two new CNC machines at its factory in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The installation took place at the back end of 2023 and was meticulously planned alongside Mazak and CMS engineers…

06/02/2023 Penta Patterns invest in new PolyJet 3D printer In December 2022, we treated ourselves to an early Christmas present that has allowed us to advance our 3D printing capabilities. We invested in the J55 Prime 3D printer from Stratasys which uses PolyJet – a powerful 3D printing technology that produces smooth, accurate parts, prototypes…

10/01/2023 New year, new recyclable packaging: Penta Patterns invest in new packaging materials We have already started taking steps to improve our processes and be more aware of our impact on the environment this year. One of the steps we have taken is to introduce the use of more recyclable packaging. What’s New? We have…

06/12/2022 Penta Pattern and Model pass ISO9001 audit We had our ISO9001 audit over the 16th and 17th of November and can confirm that we successfully passed and continue to hold our ISO9001:2015 certification, accredited by LRQA. About ISO9001 ISO 9001 is the international standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). Gaining the ISO 9001 certification…

26/10/2022 Penta Pattern and Model join biggest manufacturing network, Made in the Midlands We are pleased to announce that we have joined the Made in the Midlands manufacturing network! We’re proud to now be a part of the Made in the Midlands family, that includes over 400 likeminded, local manufacturers all working to promote UK…

24/08/2022 Inside Penta – National Composites Week This week is National Composites Week and Penta Pattern & Model Ltd are joining the celebrations as part of an effort to promote the innovation and creativity fuelling growth in the composites industry and to draw attention to the outstanding opportunities that a career in the industry can…

23/06/2022 International Women in Engineering Day Today is International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), a day which celebrates the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day. This year is the 9th year of INWED and figures as of June 2021 show that 16.5% of engineers…

31/05/2022 Penta Pattern and Model Ltd now Cyber Essentials Plus Certified Throughout the last few weeks, specialist manufacturers, Penta Pattern and Model Ltd, have been working towards achieving the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation. On 6th May 2022 they successfully passed the audit and became Cyber Essentials Plus Certified. Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed and industry-supported…

24/05/2022 Penta Pattern and Model Support Students of BKHS Bablake School in their F1 in Schools Project Manufacturing company, Penta Pattern and Model Ltd, have become an Emerald sponsor for Zephyrus, a team of young people from BKHS Bablake School in Coventry taking part in the F1 in Schools challenge. F1 in Schools Ltd is…

07/03/2022 Celebrating Made in UK Day – The Importance of UK Manufacturing As the appetite to shop locally and UK manufacturing grows, we’re taking part in Made in UK Day on Wednesday 9 March 2022. The Made in UK Day campaign has been created by Make it British to celebrate their 10 year anniversary.  Started…