• The Eye of the Forge

    South East electronics manufacturer scoops Winner of Winners at EEF Awards

    Maidstone-based GP Acoustics took the top prize at the manufacturers’ organisation’s annual awards ceremony last night after also claiming a category win for Innovative Operating Practices. GP Acoustics, a subsidiary of KEF International, gained its ...

    Published : 27 Jan 2012 8:26am by Jane Gray

  • Olympic Torch held by Alucast

    Alucast strikes gold with Olympic torch deal

    Alucast, which employs over 100 people at its Wednesbury base in the West Midlands, has been chosen by Coventry-based Premier Group to manufacture the top and bottom caps for the London 2012 Olympic torch. The company ...

    Published : 26 Jan 2012 1:03pm by Tom Moore

  • Chris Huhne

    Chris Huhne rages as feed-in tariff appeal gets thrown out of court

    The Department for Energy and Climate Change has lost its appeal against December’s judicial review, which means it cannot put its feed-in tariff cuts into action until March. The government will now have to introduce ...

    Published : 25 Jan 2012 2:40pm by Tom Moore

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    Luxus apprentice takes on international responsibility

    An apprentice training with technical plastics recycler, Luxus, has been tasked with managing a company trade  mission to India, providing resounding proof of the valuable resource apprenticeships can provide SME companies and the opportunities they ...

    Published : 25 Jan 2012 12:29pm by Jane Gray

  • Manufacturing sentiment is low among UK manufacturers, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey

    Falling demand and stagnant output concerns UK manufacturers

    Positive sentiment among UK manufacturers has fallen, according to the CBI. Concerns over exports have arisen alongside falling global demand and British manufacturer’s output is stagnating as a result. The latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends ...

    Published : 25 Jan 2012 12:13pm by George Archer

  • Renishaw's Stonehouse site. Inside the machine shop - workers operating lathes

    Renishaw posts record first half year revenues of £147.1m

    The Gloucestershire-based manufacturer of metrology equipment and gauges has made important investments in order to advance its manufacturing capabilities. The strongest growth over the period from this time in 2010 was seen in Europe and ...

    Published : 25 Jan 2012 9:04am by George Archer

  • Oil refinery

    Diesel prices to rocket if Coryton refinery closes permanently

    The knock-on effect of the halt of fuel sales from Petroplus’ refinery in Coryton could be devastating, potentially leading to prices increasing to £7 a gallon and the loss of 1,000 jobs. Administrators PwC were ...

    Published : 25 Jan 2012 8:22am by George Archer

  • Pz Cussons factory shots Imperial Leather

    Profits slip away at PZ Cussons

    The soap-maker’s profit before tax fell by 13% for the six months ending on 30 November 2011, compared with the same period in 2010. PZ Cussons announced that profits fell from £46.2m to £40.2m in ...

    Published : 24 Jan 2012 3:11pm by Tom Moore

  • Bentley Motors has received £1.69 million to recruit more staff and boost skills

    New jobs as four companies receive support from Regional Growth Fund

    Bentley Motors, e2v Technologies, Halifax Rack and Screw Cutting and Nifco UK have signed contracts to receive £7.9 million in government support from Round Two of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF). Business Secretary Vince Cable ...

    Published : 24 Jan 2012 10:09am by Will Stirling

  • Oil refinery attributed to ljmacphee

    Petroplus’ UK oil refinery may be forced to get rid of 1,000 workers

    Trading in Petroplus shares was suspended today; leading to fears that up to 1,000 employees’ jobs at the firm’s Coryton refinery in the south east will be affected. Petroplus is Europe’s largest independent refiner by capacity. ...

    Published : 23 Jan 2012 11:30pm by George Archer

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    The Eye of the Forge

    South East electronics manufacturer scoops Winner of Winners at EEF Awards

    Maidstone-based GP Acoustics took the top prize at the manufacturers’ organisation’s annual awards ceremony last night after also claiming a category win for Innovative Operating Practices. GP Acoustics, a subsidiary of KEF International, gained its ...

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    Majorsell with Cyrille Regis

    Majorsell cuts the ribbon and moves into new facility

    The airbrake component maker’s move into the Black Country has bucked the trend of flat lining order books by outgrowing its current capacity. While recent surveys, including one produced by Oxford Economics in Autumn, have ...

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    World skills welding

    ‘Surprise’ as Engineering Diploma earmarked for status downgrade

    In an article in the Telegraph, senior industry executives have reportedly reacted with ‘surprise’at the Government’s plans to downgrade the relatively new Engineering Diploma for 14 to 19 year-olds from its current value of five ...

  • NEWS

    Manufacturing sentiment is low among UK manufacturers, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey

    Falling demand and stagnant output concerns UK manufacturers

    Positive sentiment among UK manufacturers has fallen, according to the CBI. Concerns over exports have arisen alongside falling global demand and British manufacturer’s output is stagnating as a result. The latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends ...

  • NEWS

    Renishaw's Stonehouse site. Inside the machine shop - workers operating lathes

    Renishaw posts record first half year revenues of £147.1m

    The Gloucestershire-based manufacturer of metrology equipment and gauges has made important investments in order to advance its manufacturing capabilities. The strongest growth over the period from this time in 2010 was seen in Europe and ...

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