Q4 2026 issue of The Manufacturer magazine out now

The Q4 issue of The Manufacturer magazine is available to read now, bringing together exclusive interviews, factory visits and in-depth features exploring the people, technologies and strategies shaping the future of UK manufacturing.

Leading the issue is an exclusive interview with Blair McDougall, Minister for Reindustrialisation, who discusses the Government’s ambitions to rebuild British manufacturing. With energy costs continuing to place pressure on industry, the conversation explores the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), what it means for manufacturers and how businesses can get involved.

This issue also takes readers behind the scenes at some of the UK’s most interesting manufacturing businesses, with site visits to 7 Steel UK, Numatic International, Charlie Bigham’s and Croda.

Our cover story turns the spotlight on the electric vehicle revolution, exploring the growth of electric motorcycle manufacturing through a visit to British manufacturer Maeving. Elsewhere, we examine the UK’s nuclear ambitions, changing supply chain strategies, sustainable manufacturing and the role of innovation in driving business growth.

There’s also plenty for SMEs, with our dedicated SME Focus section featuring British-made businesses and manufacturers embracing new opportunities, alongside the latest edition of The Manufacturer’s Buyer’s Guide.

What’s inside?

• BICS and beyond
  The Government’s plan to rebuild UK manufacturing.
• Shifting sands
  Reshaping supply chain strategies.
• Britain’s nuclear revival
  Helping to deliver a manufacturing renaissance.
• Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit 2026
  Celebrating the best of the best.
• All under one roof
  Legrand’s blueprint for sustainable growth.
• Hooray for Henry
  The next chapter for Numatic International.
• What’s cooking?
  The recipe for digital success at Charlie Bigham’s.
• Broadening horizons
  Norfolk’s manufacturing boom.
• Beyond all resinable doubt
  How to select the correct resin flooring with Sherwin-Williams.
• Designing for the long-term
  The Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, explores the future of product lifecycles.
• Steel under strain
  How 7 Steel is forging ahead against the odds.
• The biotech bet
  How Croda is moving from laboratory science to commercial scale.
• The Manufacturer’s Buyer’s Guide
  All the key technology vendors in one place.

SME Focus

• Maeving: the next British icon?
  Driving motorcycle manufacturing into the electric era.
• Lockwood Smocks: cut from a different cloth
  A British-made manufacturing mission.
• On the rise
  Innovation at Abraham Moon & Sons.
• Manufacturing evolution
  Sarginsons Industries: from foundry expertise to the factory of the future.