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The busy streets of China

In response to ‘Export focus: China’

Following TM's focus on export opportunities in China last month Anthony Shepherd of export agency Shepherd International, responds in a bid to crunch the data on export opportunities in China and highlight the wealth of professional help available to companies...
National Insurance contributions can prove to be a constraining factor for manufacturers

National Insurance: a taxing question

The Autumn Statement in 2011 primed industry for details on ‘above the line’ R&D tax relief and the introduction of the Patent Box, due in the Budget in late March 2012. These tax adjustments are designed to help industry grow...
Tax form

An employer’s guide: payroll law changes in 2013

From April 2013, a phased introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) will see employers submitting payroll data to HMRC via the centralised registration service for e-Government services in the UK, Government Gateway, on or before payments credit employee’s bank accounts. ...
The regeneration of the Queen Elizabeth Docks in Hull needs a further government financial incentive to get going - the ECA can help

Out of the Zone: EU assisted Enterprise Zones

EU assisted Enterprise Zones offer lots of benefits, but lack of clarity on the delivery mechanisms and whether or not 100% capital allowances will qualify for state aid means there are few signs of business ...
A U.S Air Force loadmaster secures the ramp using Cobham technology

Cobham achieves organic growth following divestment

Aerospace firm Cobham today released its 2011 preliminary results showing 0.3% organic growth for the year following good performance from its Mission Systems and the Aviation Services business. The revenue from both commercial and non ...
The Swifty Scooters final assembly workshop

March Leader: The power of many

Expectations for growth in UK manufacturing are rarely expressed without references to large companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Coca-Cola Enterprises far in arrears. But should we really be looking to these kinds of ...

Thomas Eggar: Can we compete with emerging economies?

The UK manufacturing sector’s ability, or lack thereof, to compete with rapidly developing, low cost economies like India, Korea and China has been an increasingly sensitive topic for debate in recent years. Innovation, particularly around ...
Naked Engineer

The Naked Engineer: stripping industry issues bare

At the Stockholm Summit in mid-February David Cameron raised hackles as he indicated that introducing quotas for leading companies for the number of women on their boards would not be ruled out by UK government. ...

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