18 Sep 2026 // Intouch Acquisition, AI Lego Sorting, Shapers Buys Mitras, and McLaren Youth Opportunities

18 Sep 2026 // Intouch Acquisition, AI Lego Sorting, Shapers Buys Mitras, and McLaren Youth Opportunities

In today’s brief:

📊 Intouch Acquisition: Abingdon acquires Intouch Monitoring to accelerate AI development for factory performance analysis.

♻️ AI Lego Sorting: Lancashire-based WeBuyBricks says its automated sorting system has helped save 25 million Lego bricks from landfill.

🏭 Shapers Buys Mitras: Shapers’ Group acquires Mitras Automotive UK, adding complementary composite manufacturing capabilities.

👷 McLaren Youth Opportunities: McLaren’s expansion is highlighted as a potential route into advanced manufacturing for young people outside employment, education, or training.

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Jess Clarke

Jess Clarke

Jess Clarke is Managing Director of PlastikCity and PlastikMedia, with more than a decade’s experience in marketing and promoting businesses across the UK and Irish plastics industry. Jess joined PlastikCity as its first employee in 2013, working part-time while completing her law degree at Nottingham Trent University. She went on to become Marketing Manager, then Communications Director, before taking over as Managing Director in September 2023.

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