Life at CWE – Balancing life in the office and under a wagon
28th October, 2024
At CWE, we’re proud to be part of the UK rail industry. We believe it’s a great place to work and that our
29th April, 2024
William Cook Rail Ltd, the UK based market leader in the design, manufacture and overhaul of safety critical components and systems for the global rail industry, announces the acquisition of Crowle Wharf Engineers Ltd (trading as CWE) in a major development for the UK rail supply chain.
William Cook Rail (www.william-cook.co.uk/gb/william-cook-rail) based in Leeds, is an international market leader in the design, manufacture and overhaul of railway couplers, bogies and associated components. The Company is part of the William Cook group which has annual sales of £90m, and 560 employees across five UK sites.
CWE, (https://cwelimited.com), based in Lincolnshire, is a UK market leader in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of railway couplers, bogies, buffers and freight wagons. CWE has annual sales of £5m, and 50 employees across three UK sites.The combined business will underpin critical skills, capabilities and capacity at an uncertain time for the UK rail supply chain. Rolling stock builders and operators will benefit from an enhanced end-to-end design, manufacture, maintenance, repair and overhaul service.
Between them, William Cook Rail and CWE already serve almost all major European rolling stock builders and operators. Both companies hold comprehensive rail industry accreditations including RISAS, RISQS and EN15085. William Cook Rail is also certified to the world-leading International Rail Industry Standard (IRIS).
BTG Advisory assisted former owners Foresight Group in the successful sale of CWE.
28th October, 2024
At CWE, we’re proud to be part of the UK rail industry. We believe it’s a great place to work and that our
2nd October, 2024
CWE is thrilled to announce the appointment of Ricky Ravenhill as the new Head of Commercial. Ricky joined the company in 2022 as
19th September, 2024
CWE is excited to announce the appointment of Dave Bates as the new Managing Director, effective immediately. With a distinguished career of 20