Accelerating innovation at Element Six
Posted on 15 Jul 2013 by
Steve Coe, group innovation director at Element Six, talks to Marc Sobbohi about the trials of opening a global innovation centre and the hopes for the future.
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Back to School: Thetford school signs up manufacturing governor
Posted on 10 Jul 2013 by
The Thetford Academy in Norfolk has begun the process to appoint Will Bridgman, managing director of engineering company Warren Services, as a school governor.
Rochester Revisited
Posted on 10 Jul 2013 by The Manufacturer
A year after first visiting BAE Systems’ UK Electronic Systems division in Rochester, Jane Gray returned to see new shop floor-led improvements to production management and explore more of the cradle-to-cradle capabilities on site.
WorldSkills 2013: The British contenders
Posted on 3 Jul 2013 by The Manufacturer
With WorldSkills 2013 under way in Leipzig, Germany, James Pozzi profiles the young engineers flying the flag on behalf of British industry.
The double edged succession sword
Posted on 26 Jun 2013 by The Manufacturer
It seems to be inevitable, at least in Britain. However strong the individual commitment to a company or industry, at some point an owner will retire, exit or sell – but who will take the reins?
Your shop window – website design tips
Posted on 25 Jun 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley
For manufacturers, building an effective website to showcase the business can prove a challenge. Malcolm Wheatley searches out best practice.
Measurable employee empowerment
Posted on 20 Jun 2013 by The Manufacturer
It is often said that investment in training helps with employee empowerment, autonomous decision making and, ultimately, productivity. Medical device manufacturer Owen Mumford has put a measure on this in more ways than one through its investment in metrology training.
R&D tax claim detected
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 by
TM looks at how Mineseeker Operations reclaimed over £125,000 in R&D taxes with the help of Wolverhampton-based tax specialist R&D Tax Claims. (Advertisement feature)
The allure of annualised hours
Posted on 17 Jun 2013 by
Annualised hours have come back into fashion somewhat, with the flexibility of the system becoming attractive to companies again. And its not just seasonal business that are seeing the benefits.
Sustainability: It’s not easy being green, especially for SMEs
Posted on 16 Jun 2013 by The Manufacturer
Reaching beyond flowery expressions of corporate values, Dai Morgan, research associate at the Centre for Industrial Sustainability, Institute for Manufacturing, investigates the practicalities of sustainability for manufacturing SMEs.