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

Posted on 29 Jul 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.

UK manufacturing sector slips to 12th in world rankings

The UK’s manufacturing sector has dropped out of the top 10 world rankings, falling to 12th, according to the latest official figures available published by Make UK today.

According to Make UK the data reinforces the need for the UK to adopt a long term industrial strategy as those countries who have such a strategy are clearly seeing the benefits on economic output. More via The Manufacturer

Rolls-Royce awards £85m multi-year contract to Glasgow’s Castle Precision Engineering

Rolls-Royce has announced it has awarded Castle Precision Engineering a contract worth more than £85m for the manufacture and supply of precision machined critical rotating aero engine parts to Rolls-Royce.

The new agreement continues a 40-year relationship with the firm as a supplier to its Civil Aerospace, Defence and Business Aviation programmes. More via The Manufacturer

Chips factory closure plan puts 115 jobs at risk

Up to 115 jobs are at risk under plans to close a McCain Foods factory in Lincolnshire.

The manufacturer said it had launched a consultation into the future of the plant near Grantham.

McCain is proposing to end production of a brand of microwave chips called Fries To Go, which it says is the only product made at the plant. More via BBC News

Cracking success for Dungannon’s Skea Eggs in Britain

​Skea Eggs in Dungannon has been named Egg Packer of the Year 2024 at the highly influential National Egg and Poultry Awards in Britain, a substantial boost to the company’s drive to grow sales in this most important market for local produce. More via News Letter

Buyer sought as Lincolnshire manufacturer falls into administration

A Lincolnshire manufacturer has fallen into administration, with a buyer being sought for the business.

Gareth Harris and Deviesh Raikundalia of RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of MTAG Composites Ltd, MTAG (Holdings) Ltd and Electric Future Group Ltd on Friday 12 July 2024. More via Lincolnshire Today

‘Tasty Spoon’ aims to boost flavours for people with dementia

A new spoon to enhance the flavour of food for dementia patients experiencing a loss of taste is being developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). More via The Manufacturer

SMMT Chief encouraged by auto manufacturers’ retooling efforts

The Chief Executive of The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Limited, Mike Hawes, has published a new update in which he says auto manufacturers’ retooling efforts to produce electrified models are “encouraging”. More via SMMT