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Unlocking investment key to solving food and drink manufacturing’s £14bn productivity gap, new research finds
There’s an untapped £14bn growth opportunity for the UK food and drink manufacturing industry, but more support to drive investment in technology, data and skills is needed to unlock this potential, food and drink manufacturing leaders will announce at the inaugural Food and Drink Investment Summit today. More via The Manufacturer
Food and drink manufacturing records fastest growth for fourth consecutive month
The UK food and drink manufacturing sector recorded the fastest output growth of all sectors for the fourth consecutive month, newly released figures show. More via The Manufacturer
Digital Dairy Chain awards further £1m to innovative projects
Digital Dairy Chain, the collaborative Strength in Places funded project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has announced the successful winners of the 2024 Collaborative Research & Development Grant Competition, managed and awarded independently by the UK’s national innovation agency, Innovate UK. More via The Manufacturer
King’s Award presentation marks record year for one of Birmingham’s oldest manufacturers
A new micron precision tooling capability has put a Birmingham manufacturing specialist on course for its best performance in 164 years. More via The Manufacturer
Birmingham engineering firm creates new sales team as growth continues
Multidisciplinary firm adi Group’s Facilities Engineering (FE) division is investing in continued growth through a newly appointed sales team. More via The Manufacturer
ERIKS aims for 100% on time spare parts delivery with new strategic stock locations
ERIKS Industrial Services has announced that it is to add additional strategic stocks to its Aberdeen and Plymouth service centres. This is to further support the Fulfilment Centre of Expertise (FCE) to achieve its target of next day delivery of parts, fully tracked before 9am for 100% of customers. More via The Manufacturer
