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New £1m engineering prize revealed

The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was launched today, with leaders from all the main political parties in attendance to praise the new award. The £1 million prize will be awarded every two years in ...
ABI Caravan

LGV Capital acquires caravan manufacturer ABI (UK) Group

Livingstone, the corporate finance advisory firm, has sold ABI (UK) Group to LGV Capital, the private equity firm though  the exact value of the multimillion pound deal remains undisclosed. The Yorkshire-based caravan manufacturer employs around ...
The Nissan Leaf 100% electric car and Car of the Year for 2011

£25m R&D funding for green vehicle production

Business Secretary Vince Cable announced an additional £10m of funding for the production of environmentally friendly vehicles, after pledging £15m for the same cause in October. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) decided to ...

Cost saving tips for manufacturers

Neill Summerfield, director of the Leeds franchise of Expense Reduction Analysts has worked with automotive engineering group Finnveden Bulten in order to save its UK base £165,177. The reduction have come through simple steps to ...
Gary Billson BAE apprentice computer design cad

Cable pledges to slash red tape for apprenticeships

The Government has announced new measures to increase the uptake and effectiveness of apprenticeships, which includes cutting red tape to help companies acquire apprentices more quickly.   Business Secretary Vince Cable introduced the measures as ...
Bentley apprentices

Youth unemployment hits one million

Government, business organisations and trade unions reacted with shock at the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics, which saw figures for youth unemployment rise to 21.9%. The data dampened moods after earlier ...
Make it in Great Britain

Make it in Great Britain, as BIS launches new campaign

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has launched a campaign that wants to improve the image of manufacturing among investors and young people, culminating in a ‘best in class’ exhibition during the 2012 London ...

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  • Finance for Manufacturers Report

    The calls for cheaper and longer bank lending terms still ring out across industry, and yet the banks say a healthy manufacturing sector is keeping them busy. With the EFG, BGF, asset and invoice finance

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  • Catapult Update: shaping the network of centres

    This document explains how the UK’s new network of Catapults is being established by the Technology Strategy Board. Catapults are centres of technology and innovation that will transform the UK’s ability to create new products

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