News

The textiles group will move its Halifax nonwovens business, Texfelt, to a newly built facility at Cutler Heights, with a focus on creating recycled textile products for a range of industry sectors.

Leadership

Lack of skills hampering renaissance of UK fashion industry

The key challenge for the business moving forward is demonstrating that its system is more reliable, safer and delivers long-term benefits – image courtesy of Iceotope.

People & Skills

New engineering uni to tackle UK industry’s gender imbalance

Leadership

Increased demand sees UK chocolate maker open new factory

Successful applicants will be able to negotiate a range of partnership propositionss - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Innovation

SMMT connects leading car manufacturers with tech start-ups

The production process needs to be carefully controlled to generate a consistent and high-quality product - image courtesy of Camena Bioscience.

Innovation

£1.6m for Cambridge centre to improve medicine manufacture

Steel Rolls

Digital Transformation

Austrian firm to build Europe’s first new steel plant in 40 years

The machines were developed specifically to meet the production requirements - image courtesy of IMM Photonics.

Automation

Automation sees photonic system maker increase production

Thwaites is to build a new 12-acre £8m headquarters in Lancashire. - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership

Lancashire-based micro brewery to build new £8m headquarters

The UK food maker has grown rapidly since starting up in 2013 - image courtesy of Food Attraction.

Leadership

New flow wrapping machine sees food maker create jobs

Digital Transformation

Rolls-Royce creates ‘Facebook for engines’ to improve reliability

UK manufacturing productivity grew by 4.7% between 2000 and 2007 - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership

Manufacturers call for Govt to solve UK productivity puzzle