Entries to UK Export Excellence Awards now open
Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by The Manufacturer
Following the inaugural awards in 2016, entries to the UK Export Excellence Awards 2017 are now open. Metalworking
CWAF aerospace cluster lands sky-high turnover
Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Coventry and Warwickshire Aerospace Forum (CWAF) has announced that around £65m has been collectively generated in the past year – an increase of 11% year-on-year, creating 17 new positions for apprentices and interns. Making UK manufacturing great again
Posted on 3 Jan 2017 by The Manufacturer
Is the time right for a UK Manufacturing Day to help focus more attention on the skills gap? Absolutely, says Kronos UK’s Rob Hiron. UK steel to benefit from £500bn govt pipeline
Posted on 14 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The government is planning to use three million tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020, with changes in place to enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for state contracts. AMRC apprentice helps boost UK exports
Posted on 12 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
A specialist from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) is helping a local steel fabricator export to China after expanding its testing capabilities. Rockwell Automation: upskilling for the future
Posted on 8 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
With high-level maintenance & repair skills seemingly in short supply, executives from Rockwell Automation tell Jonny Williamson how its Services & Solutions can help fill the gap. Trumpf sets Nuneaton firm on future growth path
Posted on 8 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Warwickshire-based Subcon Laser Cutting has invested £1m in the UK’s first 8kw fibre laser cutting system with Cooline technology, supplied and made by the Trumpf Group. Now possible to accurately measure supply chain liquidity
Posted on 7 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
A new Supply Chain Funding Index has been launched by URICA, in conjunction with YouGov and economic advisor, Dr John Ashcroft, to determine the health of our supply chains and the liquidity contained within. UK manufacturing recovery gathers momentum
Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The delayed recovery finally arrived for UK manufacturing in the final quarter of 2016 with a significantly improved boost in both output and orders, according to a major survey released today by EEF and BDO LLP. Mec Com announces fresh jobs & investment
Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Fred Tongue
Leading Staffordshire fabrication specialist, Mec Com has cast aside post-Brexit uncertainty to secure more than £1.5m of new orders in just six months.