Articles by Tom St John

West Midlands Manufacturing Festival

People & Skills

West Midlands Manufacturing Festival Launch Event

Nissans Sunderland manufacturing plant spans 362,000 square metres, about the size of 50 football pitches. Image courtesy of Nissan Motor Manufacturing

Nissan launches £450m next-generation LEAF

Peter Daskalov and Zia James at The Open Blackpool 2025 Strictly Come Dancing wearing International Dance Shoes

Digital Transformation

Strictly Come Dancing shoe maker steps into next growth phase with Made Smarter

Welding’s quiet revolution: how smart skills and tech will power Britain’s building

Daily Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of today

A Supertracker wheel alignment system on a car

Everything aligns on product innovation at Supertracker

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Bentley set to revise EV plans

Graduates of Made Smarter North West’s Leading Digital Transformation programme, October 2025

Daily Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of today

EF total site Tilburg - The Netherlands

Pockets of progress nestled in Fujifilm’s Tilburg site

The David Brown Santasalo Huddersfield site is a mix of history and modern investment

Defence is the best form of attack for David Brown Santasalo

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Daily Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of today

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UK Manufacturing PMI: Manufacturing production rises in October