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UK Manufacturing Initiative is launched with event in London
A major initiative launched in London last week aims to provide a significant improvement to UK manufacturing performance. This will be delivered through a radical new approach to collaboration that is highly disruptive to the status quo. More via The Manufacturer
UK metals sector calls for Minister for Manufacturing and Industrial Strategy in latest report
The metals sector has made an overwhelming call for a ‘Minister for Manufacturing’ to back its vital role in supporting jobs and the UK economy. More via The Manufacturer
Autodesk champions the future of Design and Make industries at the 2024 WorldSkills Final
This week, nearly 1,400 competitors from 70 countries and regions around the world will come together to compete across 59 skills at the WorldSkills final in Lyon, France and Autodesk technology will feature significantly. More via The Manufacturer
JCB receives £17m order from leading equipment hirer
A leading equipment hirer has invested in £17 million worth of new JCB machines as the company prepares to mark its 20th birthday.
Plant Hire UK was founded in 2005 and since that time has placed more than £200 million worth of orders with JCB – equivalent to more than 5,000 new JCB machines. The latest order for more than 300 machines includes a range of JCB Loadalls, tracked excavators and site dumpers. More via JCB
Tata ‘very close’ to securing £500mn of state aid for UK’s largest steelmaking plant
India’s Tata Group said it was “very close” to a deal that will release £500mn of UK taxpayers’ money to support greener steelmaking at its main British plant, in the first test of Labour’s industrial policy.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chair of the holding company for the Indian conglomerate, told the Financial Times that Tata, which also owns the UK-based Jaguar Land Rover car brand, was planning more investments in Britain. More via Financial Times
Siemens Mobility boosts local employment with record apprentice intake
Siemens Mobility has welcomed 24 young people into apprenticeships and graduate roles at its Goole Rail Village. This is where the company is assembling new Piccadilly line trains and potentially delivering the UK’s next generation of main line trains. More via Hull Live
Label manufacturer acquired out of administration
Schades, a supplier of POS rolls and labels, and subsidiary of Harbour Investment GmbH in Germany, has acquired Hamilton Adhesive Labels (HAL) out of administration
HAL, a Leicestershire-based private label manufacturer, has been working with brands across the UK and Europe for over 32 years, including some of the largest household brands. More via East Midlands Business Link
