Industry Research Reports
The Changing Shape of UK Manufacturing
Over the past two years we have experienced the deepest recession the country and the developed world economies have seen since the 1930s. There is little doubt that this recession and its impact on developed economies will have speeded up the transfer of economic power fromWest to East. It has also had a fundamental and massively detrimental impact on the UK economy – one that is likely to be felt for several years.
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Manufacturing Outlook - March 2010
The first quarter 2010 ‘Manufacturing Outlook’ report reveals a larger than expected improvement in output and orders over the past three months and a broad based return of confidence across manufacturing. Companies’ are consequently the most upbeat since the financial crisis began in mid-2007. However, the fortunes of individual sectors have been very mixed. Electronics stands out as one of the strongest performing sectors whilst motor vehicles, helped by the scrappage scheme, also saw an increase in the output balance for the first time 2008q3.
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Global aerospace and defence deals at lowest total value for a decade
The fast descent of deal values in aerospace and defence (A&D) spurred by recession and the banking crisis of 2008 continued into 2009 with the first quarter of the year seeing a near-stalling of deal value. Since that time, deal values have revived but small deals continue to dominate the sector’s activity, according to ‘Mission Control’, PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ annual review of merger and acquisition activity in the global A&D industry.
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Engineering Outlook - Dec 2009
The Engineering Outlook is a new quarterly publication produced by BDO and EEF, bringing you up-to-the-minute sector analysis and forecasting.
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Manufacturing Advantage - Global Value Chains
This latest report in BDO and EEF's Manufacturing Advantage series lands in the middle of an extraordinary economic period. Following the recession of the past 18 months, where we have seen a rapid contraction in activity as global demand dwindled, we now look to be on the long road back to recovery with confidence and, importantly, investment returning to manufacturing. Based on a survey of 300 companies from across manufacturing, the report shows that while the world economy has been through 18 turbulent months, firms’ ambitions and strategic priorities have not been knocked off course by the global recession.
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Economic Prospects 2010
Produced by BDO and EEF this report considers the issues of the global economy and financial crisis, and how they are likely to be addressed over the next 12 months. The report also looks at how the various manufacturing sub sectors will fare over the next 12 months and identify the "winners and losers".
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The Manufacturer Annual Manufacturing Report 2009
Introducing 2009's much anticipated Annual Manufacturing Report. Reporting on the findings of this years research in the areas of Economy, Government Policy, Finance, Purchasing, Procurement, Logistics and IT.
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European Energy Markets Observatory
2008 and Winter 2008/2009 Data Set
Eleventh Edition, November 2009
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Assembling value
Third-quarter 2009 industrial manufacturing mergers and acquisitions analysis
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The Manufacturer - Carbon Reduction Report 2009
As Britain’s economy shows signs of strengthening, it is vital that industry, government, and consumers remain commited to the environmental stability of our planet through the development of low carbon economies.
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Report Mining An Easier Way to Access Corporate Information
The inability of organisations to allow users quick and easy access to key information held in complex and diverse applications such as ERP and BI systems, seriously impairs effective decision making. In this white paper we look at a truly cost effective method of accessing corporate information which uniquely combines the three approaches commonly in use today.
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Carbon Reduction Commitment – getting behind the big questions
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a new, legally binding climate change mitigation and energy saving scheme. It will affect about 5,000 organisations in the commercial sector, other less energy intensive industries and the public sector. But what does the CRC mean for your organisation?
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Powering a Green Economy - Wind, wave and tidal’s contribution to Britain’s industrial future
The imperative of tackling climate change by reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases has moved renewable energy to the centre of the policy debate. The need to move to a low carbon economy has made the call for a dramatic increase in the UK’s renewable energy generation a mainstream economic and political position in a way that it has never been previously.
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Economic Review - After the storm
Roger Bootle, Economic advisor to Deloitte turns his attention away from the gloom of our immediate economic prospects to consider what the post-recovery economy might look like.
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The Future of UK Manufacturing
UK manufacturing is not dead, or even in terminal decline. The sector as a whole has grown despite severe recessions in the past, and it will survive the current downturn. PricewaterhouseCoopers explores "The future of UK manufacturing"
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Videos
How do we compete with the developing markets?
Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham discusses the impact of foreign markets on UK Manufacturing and the considerations companies will need to take into account when building strategies for the future.
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What is the Future of UK Manufacturing?
Hon. Angad Paul discusses the impact of the economy, strategy for manufacturing and the skills base in the UK.
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The Future of UK Manufacturing - Panel Discussion
Our panellists discuss the issues of credit, skills and the impact that Government can have on the future of UK manufacturing.
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Other research
Logistics and supply chain report 2009
Our industry-wide survey this time around sought to discover exactly how your logistics and supply chain policies and procedures are changing and evolving as constraints on finances and trading terms become ever tighter.
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