MBA Engineering are pleased to announce that from today they will exclusively use II-VI Infrared optics. The partnership shows MBA's commitment to providing a high quality service and range of products to its customers.

A spokes person from MBA Engineering said, 'We are extremely pleased to be working with II-VI, this partnership means we can provide our customers with a wider range of components for use on their machines. It is paramount that our customers feel the benefit all round. Not only do we provide a first class service, but we are now able to offer clients cheaper parts, thus reducing the running costs of their machinery.'

More details about II-VI infrared can be found below:

Visit the II-VI website: www.iiviinfrared.com

II-VI UK Ltd. 21 Burley Rd. Oakham, Rutland LE15 6DH

01572 77 1778 (phone) 01572 77 1779 (fax) salesii-vi@oakham.uk.com (optics and material)

With the continued growth of MBA Engineering we welcome Mark Ballance to the MBA Engineering team.

Mark comes with 22 years of engineering experience in the service industry. Previously working for Bystronic UK, he has served 15 years as a Service Engineer, Service Manager and finally Applications & Training Manager.

We appreciate Mark's vision on quality and customer support and believe it will help MBA Engineering become a leader in the industry.

MBA Engineering has experienced significant growth over the last year, further enhanced by the recent addition of Andy Holmes to the MBA team.

Andy joins MBA Engineering as Technical Director from Bystronic UK. Andy has spent over 20 years working in the machine tool industry as an engineer. In 1999 he moved to the sheet metal industry taking up Laser Technology. During this time Andy has worked for both Bystronic Laser and Mazak Optonics as service technician and hotline technician. Andy is an invaluable addition to MBA Engineering. He is an extremely well thought of engineer, well organized and has eye for detail that will be ideal for further company growth.

We hope you will join us in welcoming Andy to the company.

With this recent addition we are pleased to announce that MBA will begin trading as a limited company.