Workforce and skills

Andrew Esson and some of his most recently joined apprentices at Quick Hydraulics. L-R Andrew Esson, Dale Tansley, Corey Nelson, Beth Henderson

Apprenticeships: It’s easy when you know how

The Holt Review showed that SMEs across the UK feel cut off from apprenticeship provision by a lack of information and lack of confidence in quality. TM assesses how much this rings true for the manufacturing sector. ...

PRF Engineering fined £6000 over lost fingers

Lancashire-based manufacturer of outdoor shelters PRF Engineering, has appeared in court after an employee lost parts of three fingers when his hand became trapped in a forklift truck. ...
Bracebridge Engineering is up against it with service companies offering competitive pay in convenient locations.

SME manufacturers struggle to compete on pay

The managing director of Birmingham-based Bracebridge Engineering, which makes precision presswork equipment, has said that it finds it difficult to compete with the appeal and pay of the services sector. ...

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