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POWERFUL SOLUTIONS FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY
25/04/2012
Enerpac and Quick Hydraulics hold a strong relationship in supplying high-pressure hydraulic product and solution across the North East area of the United Kingdom. We have been working together for over 35 years to provide hydraulic solutions across industry for diverse and extreme applications. Both companies were ready for “the next step” and decided to take their joint efforts to th...
TAIT WALKER FIRST TO BE CREDITED WITH NEW TAX BREAK
03/04/2012
Tait Walker’s tax team has helped a North East manufacturing business be the first to benefit from a new process for claiming tax credits for R&D. Quick Hydraulics Limited is participating in a new pilot scheme implemented by HMRC which enables small companies to make their first R&D relief claim via a three year ‘Voluntary Advance Assurance’ agreement. Tait Walker was ...
QUICK HYDRAULICS WELCOMES ELECTED MAYOR OF NORTH TYNESIDE
30/03/2012
Quick Hydraulics, the Tyneside-based hydraulic products manufacturer, has played host to the elected Mayor of North Tyneside, Linda Arkley. The visit, which is part of the Elected Mayor’s year-long programme of visits to North Tyneside businesses, is part of an initiative to help boost the region’s economic and business growth. Quick Hydraulics, which is a member of the business supp...
INVESTMENT FROM FW CAPITAL SET TO TRANSFORM QUICK HYDRAULICS' FUTURE
13/01/2012
With a new management team in place following a recent management buy-in (MBI), a Tyneside hydraulic systems manufacturer has expansion in mind thanks to a six figure investment. FW Capital, the company which manages the North East Growth Plus Fund, invested in Quick Hydraulics which originally began trading as a product distributor in 1977. The company has expanded in the last 30 years to becom...
QUICK HYDRAULICS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS
02/11/2011
Quick Hydraulics Ltd, the Tyneside-based hydraulic products manufacturer, has announced two significant appointments to its board. Former Pipeline Engineering Managing Director Willy Watson has been named as Non-Executive Chairman. Joining Willy as a new Non-Executive Director is Dave Bacon, who was Special Projects Director at Pipeline Engineering. Quick Hydraulics, which supplies hydraulic pro...
WATSON BURTON COMPLETES BUY IN OF QUICK HYDRAULICS
21/09/2011
Leading commercial law firm Watson Burton recently advised award winning North East businessman, Andrew Esson, on the management buy-in of Quick Hydraulics Limited. Andrew Esson, who was last year awarded the title of North East Business Executive of the Year for Tyneside and Northumberland, has become Managing Director of the North Shields based hydraulics company in a deal which saw him and his...
NEW MAN AT THE HELM
05/09/2011
We are delighted to advise that with effect from 1st September, Quick Hydraulics Limited has a new Managing Director. Whitley Bay based entrepreneur Andrew Esson has acquired the business from Peter Quick, who is stepping down into well deserved retirement. Quick Hydraulics Limited is a world class specialist hydraulic engineering business, established in 1977. The business works in many industri...
ENERPAC APPROVED SERVICE CENTRE
01/04/2011
Following a series of on-site audits by the manufacturer, Quick Hydraulics has achieved Enerpac’s Approved Service Centre status with effect from March 2011. To achieve this certification we were subjected to LEAD SC audits which required us to demonstrate compliance with Enerpac requirements for personnel, equipment, cleanliness, S5 standards, & process flow. This approval confirms Qu...
NEW PROJECTS ENGINEER
31/03/2011
We are delighted to confirm that we have appointed Alistair Berry as our new Projects Engineer with effect from 31st March 2011. Alistair joined Quick Hydraulics as an apprentice in 1997 & has been one of our service engineers since 2003. During his 14 years with the company he has developed his knowledge of hydraulics, & gained a lot of experience of our products & customers which wi...
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