Plating of articles

Herein is described an apparatus, for carrying out a method of plating articles, the apparatus comprising: a container for holding a plating solution, a receptacle for holding a plurality of articles within the plating solution, and, a means for agitating the plating solution before and/or during the plating wherein the receptacle for holding a plurality of articles within the plating solution is configured to move during the plating process, wherein the means for agitating the plating solution before and/or during the plating, is: (i) located in an agitation unit, that is separate from the container for holding the plating solution in which the articles are plated, and the apparatus is adapted to circulate the plating solution from the container for holding the plating solution in which the articles are plated to the agitation unit, in which the plating solution is agitated by subjecting the plating solution to high shear, before and/or during plating of the articles, and then return the plating solution to the container for holding the plating solution in which the articles are plated; and/or (ii) a means for subjecting the plating solution to an ultrasound treatment. A method for plating articles is also described.