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December 2005 - View Entire Month

Manufacturing output eases upwards

Manufacturing output increased by 0.3 per cent during the third quarter of the year, according to the Government’s latest UK financial healthcheck.
29 Dec 2005 14:47

Fewer jobs in topsy-turvy economy

A topsy-turvy economy in 2006 will yield stronger growth but less job creation as employers seek to reverse this year’s productivity slump, says an authoritative report published today.
28 Dec 2005 11:59

Defence industry to benefit from new Saudi deal

The Government is strengthening its ties with Saudi Arabia through “a greater partnership in modernising the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces,” it was announced by the MoD yesterday.
22 Dec 2005 9:56

November 2005 - View Entire Month

MAS aims to give manufacturers £250m boost

The DTI’s Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has been charged with delivering over £250 million in added value for manufacturing companies across the UK over the next three years (2005-2008) – a 61 per cent improvement on its performance to date.
30 Nov 2005 9:39

20% more manufacturing heading offshore

A report ranking the UK as sixth among 25 world economies as the most competitive place in the world to do business, reckons it will slide to 12th if government and business don’t take action now.
29 Nov 2005 15:51

Battery maker plans new UK site

Battery maker Saft is to invest in a new manufacturing site in Britain to replace its facilities in South Shields, which were acquired in 2001.
29 Nov 2005 15:19

October 2005 - View Entire Month

Manufacturing SMEs face a tough future

As if they didn’t already know it, small and medium-size manufacturers are having a tough time.
31 Oct 2005 9:00

Manufacturing to get National Skills Academy

The manufacturing sector, which has been increasingly suffering from a shortage of the kind of modern skills needed to compete globally at world class level, received a long-awaited boost today.
31 Oct 2005 12:45

Government-backed Council seeks electronics revival

A new ‘Electronics Leadership Council’ set up by the Government to “exploit the opportunities and tackling the challenges facing the UK electronics industry” has been named by Minister for Industry and the Regions, Alun Michael.
27 Oct 2005 15:19

September 2005 - View Entire Month

Minimum wage up to over £5 an hour from tomorrow

The national minimum wage will rise to more than £5 per hour tomorrow (Saturday, 1 October), guaranteeing a pay increase for 1.3 million low paid workers, many of them working in the manufacturing industries.
30 Sep 2005 11:03

Manufacturer Awards 2005: WINNERS REVEALED!

The winners of The Manufacturer Awards 2005 were unveiled last night (Wednesday 28 September) at a glittering gala dinner attended by over 600 guests.
29 Sep 2005 10:21

Positive plans at Rover site

There could be good news at Longbridge after announcements that MG Rover’s new owner could create up to 1200 jobs at the site
28 Sep 2005 10:17

August 2005 - View Entire Month

Nissan sells 10 millionth vehicle in Europe

Nissan is celebrating its 10 millionth vehicle sale in Europe by offering a Micra, Nissan’s compact car, to a humanitarian association.
31 Aug 2005 9:13

Sausage maker bang on track

Irish food giant Kerry Group, whose brands include Wall’s sausages, overcame heavy competition and escalating energy and raw materials costs to bring in the first half results expected by analysts.
30 Aug 2005 14:56

Fall in manufacturing GDP not as great as feared

UK gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2005. And although the manufacturing industries segment suffered a 0.3 per cent fall, it was not as severe as earlier estimates had suggested.
26 Aug 2005 18:13

July 2005 - View Entire Month

BAT’s profits ignite

British American Tobacco's (BAT) profits have been boosted in the first six months of the year through the manufacture of brands such as Lucky Strike and Dunhill
29 Jul 2005 9:56

Drug makers post healthy profits

Strong demand for medicines has significantly increased profits at pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.
28 Jul 2005 16:38

Rolls-Royce profits soar

Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has benefited from strong demand from airlines with a 54 per cent rise in its first half profits.
28 Jul 2005 16:24

June 2005 - View Entire Month

600 Group announces preliminary results

Having come through an exceptionally long recession, the 600 Group is now starting to see an improvement in overall market demand.
30 Jun 2005 9:03

Union to use war chest to restore collective bargaining

Amicus, the UK's largest private sector and engineering trade union, said yesterday it had been successful in driving thorough a policy at the annual conference of the Confederation for Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU) to use a £15 million war chest to bring back collective bargaining in the engineering sector.
30 Jun 2005 0:03

Order and delivery for Airbus

The European aerospace success story that has seen the four-nation Airbus consortium outpace its bitter US rival Boeing continued this week with an order from Mauritius and a delivery to the Ukrain.
29 Jun 2005 14:30

May 2005 - View Entire Month

Rover investigation to begin

Inspectors have been called in to look into the affairs of collapsed carmaker MG Rover and its owners Phoenix Venture Holdings.
31 May 2005 13:35

A good year for glass

Glassmaker Pilkington exceeded analysts’ expectations by announcing a 26 per cent hike in pre-tax profits today.
26 May 2005 9:56

Boost for UK car production

UK car production is on the up, boosted by higher exports.
26 May 2005 11:38

April 2005 - View Entire Month

Learning lean

Close to 150 delegates from the world of manufacturing packed the National Motorcycle Museum on the outskirts of Birmingham yesterday (Thursday 28 April) to be inspired to accelerate their efforts to keep the threats of China and India away.
29 Apr 2005 8:48

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