Manufacturer hits back at automation threat
Posted on 29 Jan 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald
PP Electrical Systems boss, Tony Hague, has hit back at a report that claims automation could threaten a third of UK jobs.
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Honeywell reports full-year sales results up 3% to $40.3bn
Posted on 23 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown
Honeywell, the Fortune 100 diversified technology manufacturer, today announced its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2014 with revenues up 3% to $40.3bn and profit up 2% to $2.915bn. Philips Foundation announces global innovation partnerships with the Red Cross and UNICEF
Posted on 23 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown
The Philips Foundation has formed global innovation partnerships with UNICEF and the Red Cross to drive innovation through technology. The importance of investment and innovation
Posted on 31 Dec 2014 by Jonny Williamson
With HMRC figures revealing that West Midlands exports have more than doubled over the past five years, managing director Jon Penn highlights some of Caption Data Limited’s recent success stories.
SSC Laser invests in a new manufacturing capacity
Posted on 25 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer
SSC Laser, a company that specialises in flat and tube laser cutting, has invested £1m in a third 18,000 square foot manufacturing facility on Stover Trading Estate in Yate, Bristol. Scottish laser technology firm sold to US company
Posted on 25 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer
Managing director of Cascade Technologies, Iain Howieson, has been put in line for a multimillion payout from the company being sold to a US engineering giant in a deal believed to be valued around £40m. Intel strengthens Security for the Internet of Things
Posted on 17 Dec 2014 by Tim Brown
At IoT Insights, San Francisco, Intel Security announced it had produced enhanced security options for IoT gateways to support secure development and use of new connected products. The legal issues involved in IoT, wearable technology and 3D printing
Posted on 27 Nov 2014 by The Manufacturer
Innovation in the form of the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable technology, and 3D printing have been hot topics in the manufacturing sector for some time, but what do developments in this space mean for the supply chain specifically - and what are the legal implications?
Growth fund enables new highly-skilled jobs
Posted on 7 Nov 2014 by The Manufacturer
A Somerset electrical manufacturer is to create 29 highly skilled new jobs after winning a grant of £150,000 from the GAIN Growth Fund.
Barclays investment for Welsh manufacturer
Posted on 28 Oct 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Lloyd Morris Electrical, manufacturers of electrical distribution products, has relocated to a new site following a £450,000 investment from Barclays.