by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Irwin Mitchell, Irwin Mitchell 2019, Sponsors
DATA AND EMPLOYMENT LAW As digitalisation increases and enhances the analysis of people and processes, two branches of the law are being brought into conflict: employment law and data protection law. “With more data being captured at the point of the machine or the...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Irwin Mitchell, Irwin Mitchell 2019, Sponsors
DORRIEN PETERS Partner and National Head of Manufacturing, Irwin Mitchell I’m pleased Irwin Mitchell is supporting the 2019/20 UK Manufacturing Review. As a leading UK law firm, we’re committed to the manufacturing sector, and although the last 12 months has seen...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | MSP, MSP 2019, Sponsors, Technologies 2019
AUTOMATION IS THE KEY TO RIGHT FIRST TIME PARTS MSP’s innovative software cuts cycle times and ensures parts are made faster, more accurately, and with less waste. Manufacturers of complex, expensive and critical components will usually find that their parts are not...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | MTA, MTA 2019, Sponsors
MANUFACTURERS TAKING THE LEAD ON DIVERSITY A new survey by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) and Close Brothers Asset Finance has found manufacturing and engineering firms in the UK are ahead of the curve in embracing diversity in the workplace. James...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | MTA, MTA 2019, Sponsors
JAMES SELKA Chief Executive Officer, MTA Most manufacturers are unlikely to look back on 2019 with any great fondness, due to uncertainties created by the UK’s protracted exit from the EU and tensions in global trade. Businesses have been delaying non-essential...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Inside the Factory, Inside the factory 2019
MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAPABILITY IS KEY FOR A COMPANY THAT SELLS PROCESS CAPABILITY Renishaw is a FTSE-250 listed company, headquartered in the UK, which performs most of its manufacturing in-house in the UK RENISHAW MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS ARE COMPLEX AND DIVERSE...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Inside the Factory, Inside the factory 2019
DAVID NIEPER David Nieper is a British fashion designer and manufacturer based in Derbyshire. A family run business designing, manufacturing and retailing internationally through mail order and internet. The company has never taken manufacturing offshore and has...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 3, 2020 | Autodesk, Autodesk 2019, Sponsors
DIGITISING A FAMILY BUSINESS Thermotex Engineering Limited, a family-owned and managed business, used Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle PLM to upgrade and modernise. Chesterfield-based Thermotex Engineering Ltd supplies specialist insulation and protective solutions...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 3, 2020 | Autodesk, Autodesk 2019, Sponsors
SETTING THE SCENE The spectacular automation, scenery and sets for Olympic ceremonies, high-profile brand events or for television shows such as ITV’s The Voice and BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year all have something in common: Stage One; a specialist...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 3, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
Projected growth for JJS Manufacturing as sights are set on another record year Another year, another opportunity to reflect on substantial growth for UK Electronics Manufacturing Services partner JJS Manufacturing. With their sights still firmly set on the ‘Road to...
