Gladiator neck and neck with Azzurra going into the final dayThere was nothing in it between first and second place on the final day of the final act of the TP52 Super Series 2017, played out off the Mediterranean island of Menorca (September 19-23) as the Gladiator team went into the last day of racing of the regatta and the 2017 season on equal points with season leaders…

Retford, UK, Tuesday 19th September 2017.Bradman Lake Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multi-disciplined UK engineering group, Langley Holdings plc, has today acquired the business and operations of Ibonhart (Norwich) Ltd.Ibonhart, established for more than 3 decades, is a specialised and innovative manufacturer of bread and baked goods bagging, slicing and packaging…

Piller's latest development offers the promise of totally battery-free data centresOsterode, Germany 31 August, 2017Piller announces its latest innovation in battery-free standby power: the world’s largest, commercially available kinetic energy storage device for UPS applications. POWERBRIDGETM PB60+ is a highly compact, efficient and practical replacement for conven…

"Big Thursday" brings home the Britannia CupCompeting in Class Zero, the Langley sailing team notched up a perfect score of 6 bullets (first places) at this year's Lendy Cowes Week and took the prestigious Britannia Cup.Over 1000 boats and more than 5,000 participants competed in 40 different sailing events daily at this, the largest sailing event of its kind anywhere, hel…

Another solid performance Retford, 28th July 2017For the 6 months to 30th June 2017, Langley Holdings plc, the diverse engineering and industrial group, reported a profit before tax of €45.7 million on revenues of €422.6 million.In his half year review of the business, the group's chairman, Tony Langley, says that the result "...was in line with expectations and o…

...near two-hour duel decided by just two seconds NEWPORT RI June 12, 2017Over 130 sailing yachts ranging from classic 12 metres from a bygone Americas Cup era, through to the latest Grand Prix TP52 race boats came together off Newport RI last weekend for the 163rd New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex and sponsored by Porsche and AIG.Challenging fo…

Audacious manoeuvre at the pin "the start of the season"....on the same day as Brits in Bermuda fail to pull off a similar tactic in run-up to the Americas Cup.The shore team that worked tirelessly to have the Gladiator A boat ready for the first of the TP52 Super Series Med events in Scarlino, just weeks after a serious collision in Miami, were rewarded with a spectacular…