Industry works together to boost engineering student numbers
16 May 2008 18:15
A new industry initiative to help combat the skills shortfall in electrical and electronic engineering was launched today, as engineering graduate numbers hit crisis point. more...
GE looking to sell appliances business?
15 May 2008 13:53
Suggestions have come to light that General Electric (GE) may be looking to sell off its appliances unit. more...
VT confident MoD contract is “imminent”
15 May 2008 10:29
Chief executive of VT Group Paul Lester has said he is confident that the long-awaited Royal Navy aircraft carrier deal is “imminent”. more...
Bombardier joins greener aircraft wing scheme
15 May 2008 10:02
Bombardier Aerospace in Belfast has invested almost £9 million (including government support) in a research and development scheme aiming to make aircraft more environmentally friendly. more...
Airbus boosts EADS profits
15 May 2008 9:47
EADS has achieved a substantial profit for the first quarter of 2008 thanks to the success of its aircraft manufacturing unit Airbus. more...
- Mainetti enters into job cut discussion - 15 May 2008 9:25
- Fenland Foods to be “mothballed” - 15 May 2008 9:07
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London Manufacturing Advisory Service
12 May 2008
Dagenham based Colourite Metal Treatments received a costing system overhaul which has not only increased their turnover but has resulted in an energy... more...
Mori Seiki (UK) Ltd
12 May 2008
Mori Seiki aims to bring productivity to its customers, and proved this by scooping the MWP Productivity Award at the MACH 2008 show. For its entry,... more...
Growing good leaders
For too many companies, says Colin Chinery, front-line leadership is deficient and its development disregarded or under-resourced. But for those collaborating with external training programmes, the results can be impressive more...
Satan or saviour
Six sigma creates fanatics – both for and against. John Dwyer goes to the battle
lines and peers through the smoke to discover what makes it work more...
Corus Distribution
Steeled for growth
A radical shift in approach to leadership strategy has led to an equally radical improvement in performance for Corus Distribution and Building Systems in the UK and Ireland. Jayne Flannery reports more...
Bodycare Group
Customer service
Customer satisfaction is imperative to ensuring business success for Bodycare Group, which looks to the key operational areas involved in service delivery more...
Learning from the best
Steve Boam - Managing Director, KM&T
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The lean administration
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Economics... Exports – the answer?
With the pound hitting a record low against the euro, the exchange rate may finally be...…
Lean by design
Lean is described as a journey and not a destination, yet the route often bypasses the new...…
Satan or saviour
Six sigma creates fanatics – both for and against. John Dwyer goes to the battle
lines...…
Filling the skills black hole
The recently announced cut in highly skilled jobs at BAE Systems underlines the sheer...…
Making payroll pay
Many companies like to stick with the payroll system they know rather than experiment with...…
Total recall
Disasters happen. Two years ago, for example, Dell was one of several laptop makers faced...…
Rise of the machines
Ruari McCallion enquires whether lower-cost robots can provide UK SMEs with the means to...…
It’s raining legislation
With ever-increasing volumes of environmental legislation anticipated this year,...…
