Foreign owned UK manufacturers are at risk of becoming non-core and could be losing millions for the British economy, says Mathew Deering, investment director at private equity firm, Endless LLP.
A new company in Blackpool is turning heads with its next generation vertical axis wind turbines. Always efficient performers, new composite materials have helped these turbines to overcome the physical shortcomings of previous designs. Will Stirling reports.
Is it an optimistic daydream to believe that the UK can really turn the tide of offshoring and tempt companies to bring manufacturing back on a large scale? TM investigates.
To complement this month’s textiles sector focus TM takes a look at the newly launched Higher Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles framework.
Opportunity knocks for UK textiles manufacturing but is it ready to seize the moment? TM investigates.
James Pozzi ventured to the French city of Lille to visit Sofrigram, Europe's largest insulated and thermal packaging firm, a year after launching its Cold Shop website to expand its export potential.
How do you maximise the ROI of an investment in a Manufacturing Execution System?
Fraser Thomson, automation and Manufacturing Execution Systems consultant at Cimlogic, outlines the questions to ask.
Callum Bentley explores two new textile technologies breaking new ground in 3D printing and intelligent materials.
Cheryl Phillips, Skills Gap programme director at the Design and Technology Association relates how valuable ground work in teacher training enhanced the value of a recent school visit to SME Alucast.
As high tech, high performance products become standard. How are forklift truck suppliers upping their game to differentiate via service provision?
