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Celebrating International Women’s Day: the road to engineering equality
Friday saw people all over the world celebrate International Women’s Day, an annual event recognising the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
To mark the occasion, Saab Seaeye’s Georgia Davey, Integration Technician, discusses her journey as a woman in engineering. More via The Manufacturer
UKEF deal lands £4.5m Guyana contract for structural steel firm
A deal supported by the UK government’s export credit agency has landed a £4.5m export contract for structural steel firm Severfield.
Headquartered in York, Severfield has five manufacturing sites in the UK and two in mainland Europe. Severfield operates in a range of sectors including infrastructure, transport, and commercial, working on high-profile projects such as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 22 Bishopsgate, and London’s tallest building, The Shard. More via UK Export FInance
161 Melton factory jobs at risk amid proposed closure plan
The proposed closure of a Leicestershire factory has put 161 employees at risk of redundancy. The Saint-Gobain Pam UK factory in Holwell, near Melton, manufactures access covers and gratings.
The company is proposing transferring production to a sister factory in Blénod, France, which has received “considerable” investment to reduce the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture and supply of the products. More via Leicestershire Live
Uhuru Botanicals: When manufacturing gets under your skin
In less than five years, cosmetics company Uhuru Botanicals has gone from manufacturing in a garage to establishing its own factory and successful line of skin and haircare products. Ahead of International Women’s Day, The Manufacturer Editor Joe Bush caught up with Founder, Neo Chatyoka to find out more. More via The Manufacturer
British luxury phonemaker Vertu wound up with loss of 200 jobs
Vertu, the British luxury phonemaker, has been wound up at a cost of 200 jobs, after an attempt by its exiled owner to buy the company back out of administration failed.
The liquidation of a company that made the world’s most expensive handsets comes months after a last-ditch attempt to revive the business by reducing the cost of its non-customised handsets from £10,000 and above to between £4,000 and £7,000. More via Financial Times
Hyster donates 500,000th UK-made lift truck to FareShare
500,000th forklift from the factory producing Hyster® lift trucks in Northern Ireland, has been donated to a local branch of FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity. More via Materials Handling World
Bristol technology firm signs deal with supercar firm
A leading UK-based motion simulator technology company has agreed a partnership with McLaren Automotive.
The deal will see Dynisma supply the British high-performance supercar manufacturer with a state-of-the-art driving simulator. More via The Business Desk
