Ridgway Machines has appointed Mike Allen as its new managing director to lead a new phase of growth for the Tokamak Energy subsidiary. Founded in 1920, the Leicester, UK-based engineering company is a designer and manufacturer of automated production systems for next-generation energy and electrification technologies including fusion energy, superconducting power, grid and electrical infrastructure. Among its products are manufacturing platforms for superconducting cables, coils for magnets and cable production.
Tokamak Energy, a leading fusion technology company located in the UK, acquired Ridgway in September 2025 to deliver high-quality high temperature superconductor (HTS) products at scale and provide end-to-end capability. It launched TE Magnetics the previous year to focus on the industrial deployment of HTS technology. The company reports it has made a strong start to 2026 as demand for high temperature superconducting cables and coils for magnet systems from power and fusion energy customers rises worldwide.
Allen joins Ridgway from TT Electronics; previously, he held managing director level roles at Dynamic Aerospace Fabrications and Pattonair after a 31-year career at Rolls-Royce, where he held a number of positions, including operations director.
Warrick Matthews, Tokamak Energy CEO, said: “Ridgway plays an important role in providing specialist machines to industry. It has a growing customer base which will see it expand significantly over the next few years. In addition, Ridgway and TE Magnetics create a very powerful combination to accelerate and industrialise our leading HTS technologies, delivering breakthroughs in a wide range of industries.”
HTS materials, which conduct electricity with virtually no power loss, are key enablers for the developing market of energy-producing fusion devices. When engineered into magnets, they generate exceptionally strong and stable magnetic fields within compact, lightweight systems – unlocking new possibilities in fusion and other applications ranging from electric zero emission flight to analytical science.
HTS also enables scalable, ultra-efficient, and compact power distribution for high-demand environments such as AI data centers, overcoming the limitations of conventional systems, which struggle with bulk, weight, heat generation at high currents, and efficiency losses in high-power settings. See www.tokamakenergy.com, www.ridgwayeng.com, www.temagnetics.com.
