The UK arm of Japanese sheet metal machinery maker Amada, based in Kidderminster and supplying laser, punching and bending machines plus software and support.
Amada UK sells and supports sheet metal machinery made by the Japanese Amada group. Its UK page lists laser cutting, punching, combination machines, bending, laser welding, stamping presses, shearing and inspection systems, plus automation and Industry 4.0 solutions, bandsaws, milling and grinding machines, software, tooling and spare parts. It also provides financing, training courses, machine relocation and a webshop. A 2023 article says the group makes its own products entirely in-house, including research and development.
Amada UK says it was established over 50 years ago, and the wider Amada group has made sheet metal machinery for over 70 years. Its UK page describes the company as built on Japanese values, known for innovative technology, quality and reliability, and lists commitments to transparency, caring for people and respecting the environment. It also says it works with customers and creates solutions from their perspective. The page has no separate mission statement, so we treat that Our Commitment section as the nearest thing.
A 2023 article from the Made in the Midlands group places Amada UK in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and says it joined the Made in Group on 27 March 2023, having been a founder member of Made in the Midlands in its early days. The UK team covers the UK and Ireland, and the wider UK group also includes Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, according to its page. The Kidderminster telephone number on its page uses the local 01562 dialling code.
On culture, the company says 40% of its staff have worked there for ten years or more, which is a sign of staying power, though it is the company's own figure. It also claims the largest aftercare support system in the UK, with next-working-day breakdown visits for contract customers and 48% of breakdowns resolved by telephone, rising to 70% for machines connected to its internet-of-things service. These are company claims, not independently checked.
Jobs at a business like this include service engineers, applications and software engineers, sales engineers, trainers, technical support staff, spare parts and logistics teams, and finance and marketing. School subjects such as maths, physics, computing and design and technology are all helpful. Because fixing a machine quickly keeps a customer's factory running, service engineering in particular is a practical, problem-solving career.
Website: amada.eu/uk-en
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