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...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
The first man-made plastic was invented in the UK in the 19th century and it remains a key domestic industry, with an annual turnover of around £25.5bn and the third largest employment figures of any manufacturing sector. The UK plastics industry today is heavily...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
2018 saw the UK metals industry in apparent good health. The steel industry was buoyant, with UK players investing to upgrade their facilities and making overseas acquisitions. Lightweighting remained a key market driver for aluminium, particularly in the context of...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2019 | Sectors, Sectors 2018
Above: The new Costa roastery in Basildon, Essex, before it opened for full production. Shortages of skilled and unskilled labour will become more acute as the realities of exiting the EU bite – in whatever form that exit plays out. Other effects already evident by...
by Ruari McCallion | Dec 20, 2018 | Sectors
The UK has one of the most diverse manufacturing bases in the world. It has businesses with global reputations all the way from Aerospace and Defence to Textiles, taking in ceramics, food, pharmaceuticals and steel along the way. In Aerospace, the UK is in the top...
