Black Country Day
Today marks the Black Country’s industrial heritage on the anniversary of the invention of the world’s first steam engine, the Newcomen Engine, built in 1712 at the Coneygree Coalworks near Dudley. For those who aren’t local, The Black Country, in the West Midlands, is roughly made up of towns within the metropolitan boroughs of Dudley, […]
AJT Equipment Celebrates 70 Years of Trading
With its roots firmly planted in the Black Country, over 70 years AJT has become more than simply a supplier of Force Test Machines and Load Cells. Ian Gordon joined AJT in 1985 as an apprentice, eventually becoming managing director when his father Peter Gordon retired 12 years ago. “Over many years, we have learnt […]