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Looking back at a successful 2024

From a huge award win to promotions, anniversaries and milestones, 2024 has certainly been a year to remember for the CMG team.

Time and time again our staff have showcased their immense talents, knowledge and skillsets, all of which together help place CMG right at the top of the world stage.

So, grab a coffee (or something stronger, it is Christmas after all), and join us as we take a look back over another successful year.

Led by the best

Our Managing Director, Rachel Garrrett, made her mark on the national business scene after being crowned England’s best director at the IoD Director of the Year Awards.

Rachel scooped top spot in the SME category, with judges being wowed by the continued success of our business under her leadership.

Rachel said she couldn’t have done it without the support of her team here at CMG, all of whom play a huge part in making the business the success it is today.

New roles and milestones

We’ve also had lots to celebrate within the team this year, with promotions and milestones making for even more reasons to pop open a bottle.

In April, we announced Rob’s promotion to General Manager, having hit the ground running after joining the team in late 2022.

We also celebrated 25-year milestone of our Senior Toolmaker, Martin, and 20 years of our Senior Development & Quality Engineer, Phil.

We wouldn’t be where we are today without people like Rob, Martin and Phil, and are so proud to have them with us!

A new face

It wasn’t just long serving employees we were celebrating in 2024, but new ones too!

That includes welcoming Maintenance Engineer, Mike, to the team in July – who swapped repairing Apache helicopters for MIM machinery.

He’s seamlessly fit into the team and has quickly become integral to our operations. Here’s to an even more successful 2025, Mike!

Joining Make UK

We continued to demonstrate our commitment to flying the flag for UK manufacturing in 2024 – and went one step further by becoming a member of Make UK.

Becoming a member showcases our support for the UK sector and our desire to inspire the next generation of young manufacturers and engineers.

As part of our membership, we are also expanding our reach to new audiences, including at Make UK events across the country.

We’re on the road!

Talking of travelling the country, we were proud to be back out on the road again in 2024, exhibiting at numerous trade shows.

That included Subcon, a three-day event at the NEC in Birmingham alongside our partners at INDO-MIM.

The event proved a great opportunity to network and meet new clients, as well as a chance to show off Sam’s skills with his 3D printed chess set!

There has been so much to celebrate this year – more than we can squeeze into a blog – but we hope you’ve enjoyed this quick walk down memory lane.

Here’s to an even more exciting 2025! Happy New Year to you all.