A major report published today by the UK engineering profession has hailed the government’s renewed focus on industrial strategy as a major opportunity to help the UK compete on the world stage, but warned that Brexit must not restrict access to the engineering skills from across Europe that the nation's economy relies on.
The government’s industrial strategy should be used to boost the capability of and, spin off technologies in, the UK defence and security supply chain, according to the head of EEF.
A taskforce which was set up to maximise opportunities for County Durham’s manufacturing and engineering industries has developed a high growth programme drawing on best practice from across the UK.
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of cleaning and maintenance products, Arrow Solutions has reported a 25% increase in business in the Middle and Far East after expanding its network of distributors.
It’s now just three weeks until the winners of this year’s The Manufacturer MX Awards will be unveiled at an exclusive evening celebrating all that is great about UK manufacturing.
The Swedish government has proposed to change the country’s consumer cycle from one of a disposable culture of ‘buy, use, throwaway, buy’ to a more rational one of ‘buy, use and repair'.
