The London Bread & Cake Company is looking to increase its staff numbers by 40% ahead of an anticipated surge in work for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The independent wholesale bakery in Edmonton, based ...
Published : 21 Feb 2012 10:24am by Tim Brown
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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
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BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow has revealed it will create an additional 280 jobs this year, adding to its already 5,000-strong workforce. According to the North-West Evening Mail, the 280 new positions will include 100 ...
Published : 17 Feb 2012 2:07pm by Tim Brown
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The Operations and Quality Improvement Advanced Apprenticeship Framework will help businesses to upskill their workforce and take on new apprentices. The framework is designed to educate engineering and manufacturing firms on the different skills, knowledge ...
Published : 15 Feb 2012 12:29pm by George Archer
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Following a ramp up in production, BMW has announced another 11 apprenticeship places at its Mini pressings plant in Swindon . According to a report by This is Wiltshire, the traineeships are part of about 200 nationally ...
Published : 8 Feb 2012 5:59pm by Tim Brown
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Paul Jackson, CEO of EngineeringUK and The Big Bang Education CIC talks on target cracking and team work as the STEM extravaganza that is The Big BANG Fair becomes imminent. As I write this, nearly ...
Published : 3 Feb 2012 11:39am by George Archer
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Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced plans to cut 7,300 jobs in order to save £1bn a year from 2014. The restructuring is estimated to cost £1.32bn, delivering £1bn worth of annual savings from 2014. Out ...
Published : 2 Feb 2012 10:24am by Tom Moore
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Senior industry chiefs have reacted with ‘surprise’at the Government’s plans to downgrade the new Engineering Diploma for 14 to 19 year-olds from its current value of five GCSEs to one, as reported in The Daily Telegraph. ...
Published : 25 Jan 2012 5:59pm by Tim Brown
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Unite union ended its dispute with Fujitsu after union members accepted a new offer from IT firm. The union welcomed the agreement, which ends a long running dispute that has affected sites in Crewe and ...
Published : 20 Jan 2012 4:38pm by Tom Moore
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GE today released the results of its second annual Global Innovation Barometer which confirmed business executives’ believe in the importance of innovation for prosperity but revealed how uncertain economic environments are hindering companies’ ability to deliver ...
Published : 18 Jan 2012 4:42pm by Tim Brown
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