How was IoT technology utilised in 2018?
Posted on 19 Dec 2018 by Maddy White
IoT technologies, enhanced connectivity and artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping what it means to manufacture. News
GSK and Pfizer agree huge £10bn healthcare merger
Posted on 19 Dec 2018 by Maddy White
GSK has announced it will merge its consumer healthcare unit with Pfizer in a giant deal to create a new business with almost £10bn in annual sales. Can we fast track gender diversity in manufacturing?
Posted on 18 Dec 2018 by Maddy White
Last Month, The Manufacturer attended a panel discussion at the House of Lords which recognised the clear problems that industry faces over achieving more equal gender balance. Recruiting is poor, retention is poor and progress is glacial. Can we ever overcome this? Bloodhound SSC: Yorkshire entrepreneur secures project’s future
Posted on 17 Dec 2018 by Maddy White
Earlier this month the world’s most advanced straight-line supersonic car, Bloodhound, was axed due to lack of funding. However today's announcement that a Yorkshire entrepreneur has purchased the project means its future is now secure. Employee ownership drives record profits for Sheffield business
Posted on 14 Dec 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Recently released figures show Gripple had a record-breaking year, with profits in 2017 soaring 21% to £6.5m. But profit isn’t the core driver behind the continued success of this Sheffield-based wire joining solutions manufacturer, 100% employee ownership is. Michael Hodgson explains. The impact of Brexit on the UK plastics industry
Posted on 13 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer
The UK plastics industry holds a strong position in the global market, consistently evolving with technology and innovation. However, Brexit is a huge challenge facing UK plastics, and it could spell disaster for both those working in and alongside the industry. Tips on becoming a millennial entrepreneur from a successful one
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Posted on 7 Dec 2018 by Maddy White
Taking the first steps to launching your own business can be daunting for anyone. Recent research shows that although young people want to start their own firms, they are the demographic being most held back. We asked one millennial entrepreneur what the best way to build a business is. Shareholders at pharmaceutical giants Shire and Takeda agree £46bn takeover
Posted on 6 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer
The deal between Takeda and Shire will make Takeda one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. When innovation goes wrong: Medical devices reportedly killed 80,000 people in the last 10 years
Posted on 6 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer PR Service
A project by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), including journalists from the BBC, ABC, and the Guardian, has discovered that the deaths of more than 80,000 people globally in the past decade, could be linked to dangerous medical devices. Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Accelerating innovation in aerospace
Posted on 22 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Competitiveness and continuously increasing production rates fuel the need for aerospace and defence manufacturers to transform towards digital factories, utilising automation, augmented reality, IoT and analytics.