Environmental Sustainability

The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017

The Manufacturer MX Awards 2018: The winners are…

Most sustainable companies The capacity of offshore windfarms nearly doubled over 2018. Among the new offshore wind farms was the Walney Extension, the largest offshore wind farm in the world - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Manufacturing helps the UK reach record levels of renewable energy production

The Swindon-based company is able to recycle a broad range of waste plastics - image courtesy of Recycling Technologies.

The sustainability stories of 2018 you need to know about

The robotics market, due to the increase in demand for artificially intelligent robots, is estimated to grow by almost 14% annually from 2016 to 2025

AI and robotics: don’t think of asking for faster horses

Revenues of large companies in the aerospace industry are growing - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Digital Transformation

Green paper sets out future of British aerospace industry

The US has announced that aluminium and steel tariffs on imports from the EU are to come into force - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

UK government pledges £170m to help heavy industry decarbonise

Duo UK has almost 30 years of experience producing postal packaging solutions for some of the world’s most well-known online e-tailers - image courtesy of Duo, UK

Packaging manufacturer Duo UK announces expansion

Clean Mobility - BEV - Automotive charging points electric and hybrid vehicles batteries thermal runaway – shutterstock image.

Electric Vehicle Batteries: Managing Thermal Runaway vital to raising safety

Toyota’s assembly plant at Burnaston has a 17,000 panel solar array that generates 4.1 MW of electricity - image courtesy of Toyota UK

Toyota UK: Using the sun to power the plant

A commitment to develop carbon capture and storage technology, which stops greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, was made ahead of a summit in Edinburgh - image courtesy of BSCSP

UK’s first carbon capture usage & storage project to be commissioned by mid-2020s

Resource Efficiency - MTL Advanced has invested in automated laser cutter- image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Failure to prioritise resource efficiency is costing UK manufacturers billions