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

Posted on 27 Jan 2025 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.

Specscart introduces robots to UK manufacturing hub

Optical industry disruptor Specscart is bringing machine learning and spectacle-making robots to its UK manufacturing hub – in the heart of the world’s first industrial city. More via The Manufacturer

Centriforce champions sustainability

Centriforce, a leading manufacturer of recycled plastic products, is redefining sustainability in the manufacturing sector with a strong commitment to achieving net zero. More via The Manufacturer

124 women leaders in STEMM set sail for Antarctica

Homeward Bound, a global transformational leadership initiative dedicated to supporting women with STEMM backgrounds, is to set sail with 124 women and non-binary leaders on a historic expedition to Antarctica, aimed at inspiring collective leadership action in tackling sustainability issues. More via The Manufacturer

SNP’s £60m plan for Chinese-owned wind factories in UK countryside spark safety fears

Chinese wind turbine manufacturers could build wind farm factories in Scotland in a £60 million deal with the SNP government – spurring MPs to demand extra security safeguards. More via Express

JLR invests £65m in UK paint facility expansion

JLR is investing £65m in sustainably expanding its special paint facilities globally to meet growing demand for personalised luxury vehicles and reduce the environmental impact of its most carbon intensive manufacturing processes. More via The Manufacturer

CBM primed to give manufacturers a bigger voice as industry aims to defy economic gloom

A trade body that represents 200 manufacturers has placed a Minister for Manufacturing, greater SME involvement in the Industrial Strategy and ongoing lobbying around the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) outline its action list for 2025.More via The Manufacturer