by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
TIME TO DELIVER Strategic machine tool partnership doubles capacity at watchmaker British luxury watch manufacturer Bremont made the most of Sandvik Coromant Capto® and DMG MORI’s strategic partnership as it introduced a turnkey manufacturing cell to double capacity...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
SIGNALS AT AMBER by ANDY PYE The UK rail industry has been hampered by an endless sequence of reviews of policy, many delayed or refocused by the political landscape, dominated by Brexit issues and political stagnation. As we come to the end of 2019, facing a General...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
MIXED SHIPPING While UK shipbuilding continues to descend into the doldrums, production and profits remain on a strong upward trajectory for British yards designing and building small craft and luxury superyachts. Dennis O’Neill For centuries the United Kingdom has...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
A WIND OF CHANGEBy Brian Davis Faced with a shrinking market in the mostly mature oil and gas fields of the UK Continental Shelf, manufacturers of everything from compressors, valves and well tools to remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are looking to new field...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
A BETTER PILL by Marc Beishon Pharmaceuticals, one of the top performing sectors in Europe, has a substantial positive trade balance of more than 100 billion with the rest of the world on a total export value of more than e400 billion, according to the European...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
SMALLER, HIGHER, FURTHER The UK’s space industry is the unsung hero of the country’s manufacturing. It is a world leader in small satellites and is now driving hard for a share of the lowcost launcher market.BY MALCOlM WHEATLEY On Scotland’s windswept Moray coast, a...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Sectors, Sectors 2019
INNOVATE OR DIE Electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing continues to grow but hesitantly, as political and fiscal uncertainty maintains its restraining grip on the economy. As the decade draws to its end, three years of expectation and uncertainty...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Regions, Regions 2019
CLEAN GROWTH East Anglia has a diverse manufacturing base, with no one sector dominating. This gives plenty of opportunity for entrepreneurial businesses to try out new ideas in an innovation-friendly environment. BY HUW SAYER According to the Make UK/BDO Regional...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Regions, Regions 2019
FAST FORWARD According to Make UK’s annual survey, the powerhouse of the East Midlands is the most improved region in the UK over the last twelve months in terms of increased output, now worth £17.2 billion in total. Mark Venables Manufacturing is vital to the...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Regions, Regions 2019
THE POWER PLANT The combined London and South-East region has seen some extreme changes in its business profile, as rising land values have driven out manufacturing in favour of a service economy. The rise of high vale food and drink production, electronics and other...
