Workforce and skills

SMMT Automechanika 2016 UK Automotive

Finance

UK automotive demand hits 17-year high

The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering was launched in September 2014 – image courtesy of AME.

Skills

Unipart boss issues industrial skills call to arms

Rachel Ludlow; Adam Thomas; Paul Watmore; Dan Barker; Tony Farley; Natalie Balfour; Teresa Parkes; Sara Arrowsmith, and Phil Tallon (all Spaciotempo).

Finance

Spaciotempo boosts staff to meet rising demand

UK Patents Creativity Design Thinking Innovation Industrial Strategy - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership & Strategy

Industrial Strategy: just talk or serious intent?

The textiles group will move its Halifax nonwovens business, Texfelt, to a newly built facility at Cutler Heights, with a focus on creating recycled textile products for a range of industry sectors.

Skills

Stitch Society addresses textiles skills shortage

Industrial Strategy Sparks Grinding Industry Manufacturing UK Manufacturers Stock Image Pixbay

Leadership & Strategy

Industrial Strategy: a positive start

Manufacturers - Prime Minister Theresa May will use her first regional Cabinet meeting to launch a modern Industrial Strategy.

Leadership & Strategy

UK Industrial Strategy: 10 key points

Workplace Millennials Young People - Stock Image

Innovation

Engaging millennials to fuel innovation

The 10 year masterplan will see the development of new retail and leisure facilities including a gastropub, farm shop, gym and hotel - image courtesy of Pixabay

Skills

Report reveals huge growth for UK STEM careers

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.

Leadership & Strategy

Apprentices urged to make their voices heard

Plant Oxford apprentices Kelly Monaghan and Tyler Knock - image courtesy of BMW Group - Apprenticeship

Skills

BMW UK welcoming apprenticeship applications