by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 18, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
Above: Ensuring the right balance of engineering skills availability will prove crucial as the UK enters a period of political uncertainty POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHURN HAS CREATED INDUSTRY NERVOUSNESS BUT INNOVATORS REMAIN BULLISH IN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Burntisland Fabrications (Bifab) was rescued from administration by offshore specialist D F Barnes. AN UP AND DOWN YEAR FOR MANUFACTURING IN SCOTLAND INCLUDED CLOSURES BUT ALSO SOME NEW OPENINGS. Achallenging few years has set the fate of Burntisland...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Goonhilly Earth Station was founded in 2014. Power games and mixed blessings. The statistics tell a story of a subdued year in the region, with the liquidation of Carillion in January 2018 denting metal manufacturers. But emerging opportunities are still a...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Themes, Themes 2018
The UK’s manufacturing sector is experiencing its longest period of sustained employment growth in four decades. In the five years to March 2018, 145,000 new manufacturing jobs were added to the economy. While the overall picture is positive, the sector still faces...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Themes, Themes 2018
PUTTING RIGHT SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS: REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UK MANUFACTURING In April 2018 the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) published a report on the True Impact of Manufacturing. The report was commissioned because there was a real...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Themes, Themes 2018
It is six years since George Osborne, then Chancellor, set a target for British companies to double exports to £1 trillion by 2020. In 2018, trade secretary Liam Fox shelved that ambitious goal, admitting it was “unlikely to be achievable”. With Brexit looming –...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sponsored Content
THE FUTURE PHOTONICS HUB Southampton targets end-user industries with practical applications. Our research across four key Technology Platforms in 2018 focused on responding to specific industry needs. Much progress was achieved and some important outcomes are already...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
On December 6th the government celebrated the Industrial Strategy ‘One Year on’ event in Bristol, with the positive announcement of the Aerospace sector deal and ISCF Wave 3 funding. Graham Malley, Principal Director Accenture’s Manufacturing Practice and Programme...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
Above: Shoe mould on display at Make it British exhibition UK textile manufacturing is currently in a state of flux. The industry is more active than it has been for decades: exports are increasing, and the demand for ‘made in the UK’ labels is rising due to the...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
THE RESILIENCE OF THE UK PACKAGING MACHINERY INDUSTRY IS DEMONSTRATED BY A STEADY GROWTH TRAJECTORY, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES POSED BY BREXIT, DECLINING HIGH STREET SALES AND THE CONSUMER BACKLASH AGAINST PLASTIC. “Economically, the packaging industry is generally...
