Glass

People & Skills

Report: apprenticeships now a real alternative to university

Manufacturers Cox and Plant Products, a manufacturer of conveying systems for major processing plants has plans to increase sales to £3m within 12 months and ambitious targets to more than double that figure by 2018.

Digital Transformation

99% of process manufacturers preparing for growth despite market challenges

Gauging the mood of UK Manufacturing: The Manufacturer’s Annual Manufacturing Report 2019

The company believe the service will allow unlimited creativity and a more fluid approach to design, manufacture and consumer.

Digital Transformation

Largest bottle maker to hyperpersonalise packaging with connected service

Ardagh is one of the UK’s, and world’s, largest glass and metal packaging producers - image courtesy of Ardagh

£50m Glass Futures project to make UK world leader

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

Manufacturers are embracing servitization in order to deliver greater customer value and generate recurring revenue streams – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Is servitization helping your business rise up the value chain?

Full Supply Chain Optimization incorporates many interrelated facets - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

Optimising your supply chain – what the most advanced companies are doing differently

London Night Tower Bridge Thames UK Export Excellence Awards Stock - iamge courtesy of Pixabay

UK Export Excellence Awards 2017: shortlist revealed

- image courtesy of Applied Component Technology (ACT).

Manufacturers asked to help highlight current trends

Nearly a quarter (23%) of levy-paying firms have no understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy or don’t know how their company will respond to it.

The Apprenticeship Levy: it can work for everyone