Daily Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of today

Posted on 13 Oct 2025 by The Manufacturer

Each day The Manufacturer compiles the top manufacturing news stories from around the web and compiles them into this daily digest to make your life a little easier. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily for all the latest manufacturing news.

Investment Readiness programme offers ‘assistance lifeline’ to affected JLR suppliers

Suppliers impacted by the JLR cyber-attack are being given urgent financial advice and support from the Investment Readiness Programme. Read more via The Manufacturer

T Levels Week: New talent for manufacturing firms

This week (w/c 13 October) is National T Levels Week and at a time when the industry’s longstanding skills gap is costing the UK economy £6bn in lost output each year, could T Level industry placements be the key to unlocking new manufacturing talent? We hear from manufacturing firms, R&B Switchgear Group and Redpack Packaging Machinery, who gave permanent roles to twelve T Level students after successfully completing their industry placements. Read more via The Manufacturer

Autonomous aviation expert receives MBE from Prince William

Aurrigo International’s David Keene has received the royal seal of approval at Windsor Castle. Read more via The Manufacturer

Siemens and Rolls-Royce Submarines sign agreement to boost digital engineering

Global technology company Siemens and Rolls-Royce Submarines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on digital optimisation and boost efficiency across engineering to support the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. Read more via The Manufacturer

Filtermist launches F Save to help machine tool operators cut costs and energy usage

Telford-based Filtermist Limited has introduced new technology that can help manufacturers improve their environmental performance by cutting energy costs on machine tools by up to 80%. Read more via The Manufacturer