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

Posted on 18 Nov 2024 by The Manufacturer

Each day The Manufacturer compiles the top manufacturing news stories from around the web. To make your life a little easier, we trawl through all the major trade publications, broadsheets and business magazines to find you the most important manufacturing news each morning. Don't forget to bookmark this page and check back daily.

Made in Britain welcomes Babcock to its community

International defence company, Babcock International Group (Babcock), has joined the UK manufacturers’ trade association Made in Britain. Babcock is a world renowned manufacturer producing a range of defence equipment from naval ships to weapons handling and launch systems. More via The Manufacturer

Multi-million pound BAE Systems investment to create 50 jobs in Sheffield

A multi-million pound investment by BAE Systems is to create 50 new high-skilled jobs in Sheffield. More via The Manufacturer

Make UK CEO named new Baker Dearing chair

Stephen Phipson CBE, Chief Executive of Make UK, has been named the new Chair of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, effective January 2025. More via The Manufacturer

Clean-mobility SMEs pitch their innovations to investors and industry experts

On 14 November, 11 clean-mobility businesses from the seventh wave of the award-winning Technology Developer Accelerator Programme (TDAP), pitched their innovations to investors, industry experts, and government officials at Tobacco Dock in London. More via The Manufacturer

British Steel’s Scunthorpe site records recycling record

A team effort has delivered a recycling record at British Steel’s Scunthorpe iron ore blending beds. More via The Manufacturer

Green HGVs need government backing now, says SMMT chief

The Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has said that, given the UK’s ambitious HGV decarbonisation goals, government backing now is essential. More via The Manufacturer