Press Releases

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor Harold Hankins CBE, who has been the administrator of the Bodycote Educational Foundation since its inception more than 12 years ago. Professor Hankins was a former non executive director of Bodycote plc and, along with Joe Dwek, the first Chairman, and John Chesworth,…

John Hebeisen, who retired from Bodycote in 2006, has been named as the winner of the Metal Powder Industries Federation’s ‘Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Award’ for 2009. The purpose of this award is to recognise people who devote a major part of their working careers to one or more segments of the field of…

Bodycote plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands. Results of the proxy votes received for the meeting will be available on the company's website on 28 April 2009.…

  Press releases 27 Apr 2009 2009 AGM and IMS Statement Bodycote is issuing its interim management statement covering the period from 1 January to 27 April 2009 to coincide with the company's 56th Annual General Meeting The 2008 preliminary results, announced on 25 February 2009, highlighted the difficult economic and trading environment and uncertainty…

Pursuant to the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2 the following summarises the information that has been published or made available to the public by the Company throughout the period 16 April 2008 to 15 April 2009. Announcements listed as published on the London Stock Exchange have been published via a Regulatory Information Service and can…

Bodycote PLC wishes to provide an update in respect of the Retention of Cash, details of which were set out in the Circular to Shareholders published on 21 November 2008 ('the Circular') and which was approved by Shareholders on 8 December 2008. The Company completed the Final Redemption (as defined in the Circular) on 6…

Bodycote’s Kitchener, ON (Canada) facility, has been awarded Nadcap accreditation to AC7102 for Aerospace Heat Treating services. General Manager, Gary Prattis, and Quality Manager, Louise Lalonde, were the driving force behind this very prestigious achievement. This was accomplished with Kitchener's loyal and dedicated staff who have supported and complied with the higher level of professionalism…

Robert Moulin, Sales & Marketing Director for Western Europe, has been elected President of the French Association of Heat Treatment and Surface Treatment (A3TS), succeeding Alain Viola (SAFRAN Group). Robert graduated from DEST CNAM / Lyon in 1975 and began his career with Thierry Dimier where he held various technical jobs. He managed several plants…

Publication of the Annual report Bodycote plc announces that its Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2008, the Notice of Annual General Meeting and form of proxy are now available on the Company's website at 

‘PowderMet’, the annual international technical conference on powder metallurgy and particulate materials, will be taking place in Las Vegas from 28th June – 1st July 2009. Organised by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), which is a federation of six trade associations, the event will feature more than 200 technical presentations in 46 technical sessions…

Bodycote plc's 2008 Preliminary Results are now online at 

UK-based Bodycote plc, the world’s leading provider of thermal processing services, announces today that it is expanding its offerings to Japanese manufacturers. The sales office in Nagoya, Japan is now accepting orders for hot isostatic pressing (HIP), Kolsterising®, K-Tech, and Boronizing. HIP is the application of high temperatures and pressures and is used for the…

LISTING RULE 9.6.14 R Dr Krishnamurthy Rajagopal, a Non-Executive Director of Bodycote plc, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc with effect from 10 February 2009.

A two day conference organised by the ASM Heat Treating Society will aim to discuss advances in the heat treatment of aluminium, titanium and next generation composites. The conference will take place 25-26th March at the Doubletree Hotel in Anaheim, California and will cover new techniques in heat treating, processing, microstructure development, materials properties and…

Bodycote’s Cambridge (UK) facility, part of the Heat Treatment & Metal Joining division, has been awarded Nadcap accreditation for its Electron Beam Welding (EBW) operations. Electron Beam Welding is a specialist metal joining technique used to create high integrity joints with minimal distortion. EBW fully fuses two parts using only parent metal; hence no need…

Bodycote plc, the specialist thermal processing company, is pleased to announce that Stephen Harris will become Chief Executive on 12th January 2009. Stephen, currently Chief Executive Designate, replaces John Hubbard who will continue to advise Stephen in the coming months. John will be stepping down from the Board following the conclusion of the Annual General…

Bodycote PLC wishes to provide an update in relation to the Return of Cash, details of which were set out in the Circular to Shareholders published on 21 November 2008 ('the Circular') and which was approved by Shareholders on 8 December 2008. In accordance with the timetable set out in the Circular the date for…

Bodycote PLC wishes to provide an update in respect of the Return of Cash, details of which were set out in the Circular to Shareholders published on 21 November 2008 ('the Circular') and which was approved by Shareholders on 8 December 2008. The latest time for receipt of Election Forms from certificated Shareholders and USE…

The Company has today held the General Meeting referred to in the Circular to shareholders of the Company published on 21 November 2008 ('the Circular'). Resolutions 1 to 4 set out in the Notice convening the General Meeting have been passed. As a result of the 11 for 19 share capital consolidation referred to in…

The Company has today published a circular which incorporates a Notice of General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11.30 am on 8 December 2008 at the Company's registered office, Springwood Court, Springwood Close, Tytherington Business Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2XF. Copies of the circular have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority…