A Government-led initiative to encourage on-shoring of UK manufacturing has awarded Cheshire-based machine builder Cygnet Texkimp a £200k grant to develop machinery to manufacture lighter, stronger materials and parts for the international aerospace market.

Cygnet Texkimp was selected as part of a national programme organised by Innovate UK following a competitive tender process. The company will join a consortium of four British specialists, who will collaborate in a four-year project to expand the use of composite material in the future generation of aircrafts.

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