Transportation

Lean training puts railway wheel manufacturer on the right track to savings

A leading railway wheel manufacturer has managed to achieve cost savings of 20% and increase its output by up to 25% thanks to a training programme delivered by The Manufacturing Institute. Trafford Park-based firm Lucchini ...

Published : 17 Feb 2012 4:07pm by Tim Brown View Article

Tetley Teas, owned by Tata Global Beverages. Image attributed to Matito

Tetley distribution contract awarded to Norbert Dentressangle

Owner of tea maker Tetley, Tata Global Beverages, has awarded a three year contract to Norbert Dentressangle for the UK storage and distribution of Tetley teas. One of the main factors in Tata’s decision to ...

Published : 16 Feb 2012 7:30am by George Archer View Article

Bombardier’s Derby factory will remain open for further two years

Although the decision by the Canadian engineering group to keep the Derby factory open will save the jobs of roughly 1,600 employees, operations at the site are only safeguarded until 2014. The future of the ...

Published : 10 Feb 2012 8:58am by George Archer View Article

Knorr Bremse Production Hall supply chain

Supply chain sabotage

Brian Shanahan, Associate Principal at REL, explains the strain placed on the supply chain by poor working capital management. Our latest working capital survey revealed that 30% of the 1000 largest public companies in Europe ...

Published : 13 Jan 2012 6:50pm by Tim Brown View Article

Siemens envisages that as a direct result of the Thameslink Rolling Stock procurement project it will create up to 2,000 new jobs.

Invensys Rail appointed for major network rail tender

Invensys Rail announced today that it has been successful in Network Rail’s tendering process for a number of signalling framework contracts and is to be appointed Primary Contractor in the Scotland, Central West and Wales ...

Published : 13 Jan 2012 10:46am by Tim Brown View Article

High Speed Two will link London to Birmingham and the North with 225mph trains

HS2 go-ahead confirmed, machine tool firms braced for details

The first phase of High Speed Two, the new high speed rail line linking London to the North with 225mph trains, has today been given the go-ahead by government. Transport Secretary Justine Greening has backed ...

Published : 10 Jan 2012 1:40pm by Will Stirling View Article

Supply chains and logistics – Apex vends a helping hand

Roberto Priolo speaks to Apex Supply Chain Technologies, whose point-of-work vending machines have conquered the US. Now the company is entering the European market, confident it can change the way supply chains are ...

Published : 5 Jan 2012 11:06am by George Archer View Article

Access to cheaper finance hinted as reason Siemens won Thameslink bid

It has been suggested in transport select committee hearings that Siemens’ ability to secure cheaper debt, as opposed to the quality of its trains, was the key factor in securing preferred bidder status for the ...

Published : 4 Jan 2012 7:40am by Tim Brown View Article

Bus maker Optare confirms £18 million South African deal

UK bus manufacturer Optare has signed a contract worth up to £18 million under which it will supply 190 of its Solo SR midibus model to the City of Cape Town. The fleet of buses ...

Published : 20 Dec 2011 5:45pm by Tim Brown View Article

Who’s heading where in manufacturing?

UK APPOINTMENTS The Board of Directors of Tata Sons unanimously recommended Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry as deputy chairman. He will work with Mr. Ratan N. Tata over the next year and take over from him ...

Published : 23 Nov 2011 3:00pm by Roberto Priolo View Article

Manufacturing news, articles and insights

Transportation

Lean training puts railway wheel manufacturer on the right track to savings

Tetley distribution contract awarded to Norbert Dentressangle

Bombardier’s Derby factory will remain open for further two years

Supply chain sabotage

Invensys Rail appointed for major network rail tender

HS2 go-ahead confirmed, machine tool firms braced for details

Supply chains and logistics – Apex vends a helping hand

Access to cheaper finance hinted as reason Siemens won Thameslink bid

Bus maker Optare confirms £18 million South African deal

Who’s heading where in manufacturing?

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