by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 16, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Tata Steel is investing £75 million in repair and refurbishment work at its Port Talbot plant. MANUFACTURERS IN WALES ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE THE UNCERTAINTY AND CHALLENGES THEY FACE. THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THE WELSH GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY DEVISED...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 16, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Secretary Gavin Williamson at the official opening of MBDA’s new Bolton facility, July 2018. THE NORTH WEST WILL BE KICK STARTING THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, BY LEADING THE WAY WITH INDUSTRIAL DIGITISATION, ON THE BACK OF WINNING THE PILOT FROM THE MADE...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 16, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: A McLaren 720s outside the McLaren factory in Rotherham on opening day. A raft of new orders, positive employment news and new factory openings were the positive side of 2018. Concerns include Brexit and the broken devolution deal in South Yorkshire, which is...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 16, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Hitachi Rail’s rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe is a new and major employer. THE NORTH EAST CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESS STORY IN THE MAKING IN MANUFACTURING TERMS. ALTHOUGH NOT AS PRODUCTIVE AS SOME PARTS OF THE UK, THE REGION IS REBOUNDING FROM HISTORIC...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 14, 2019 | Regions, Regions 2018
Above: Swift technicians prepare to create new moulds for wing spars by laminating dry carbon fibre cloth onto the plug, ready for resin infusion. Innovation and investment have been driving growth in Suffolk and Norfolk, business writer Huw Sayer finds. The East of...
