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Manufacturing news in the UK | Page 2

An overview of news, trends and research in the Manufacturing industry in the UK:

The dealmakers that advised BGF's investment in Polar Technology Polar Technology Management Group, a manufacturer of carbon and metal components, has landed a £10 million investment from private equity firm BGF.
20 April 2021
RS Components achieves positive ROI with personalisation Today’s digital-first world has erased the distinctions between B2B and B2C when it comes to online journeys.
25 March 2021
5,000 steel industry jobs at risk following Greensill collapse The collapse of Greensill Capital into administration has placed thousands of jobs in the UK’s steel industry in jeopardy.
15 March 2021
UK output sinks alongside business confidence A new study has suggested that lockdown restrictions in January caused UK business output to fall at a rate not seen since April 2020.
18 February 2021
Businesses anticipate speedy recovery for manufacturing A new study has found that more than nine-in-ten manufacturers expect their business to fully recover within a year of a Covid-19 vaccine becoming available.
07 December 2020
Manufacturers to turn to predictive technology following 2020 The last 12 months have been a major learning experience for the manufacturing industry, with the coronavirus pandemic and continued uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process putting up a number of
03 December 2020
Rescuing steel tycoon Pramod Mittal who owed £2.5 billion How does anyone end up going bankrupt with debts of over £2.
02 November 2020
Heliex Power taps BIG Partnership for strategic marketing review CleanTech manufacturer Heliex Power has appointed professional services firm BIG Partnership to develop a new integrated marketing strategy that builds brand awareness and demonstrates the strengths
08 October 2020
Consumers willing to pay more for sustainable packaging The overwhelming majority of global consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable packaging in order to decrease the impacts of plastic on the environment.
05 June 2020
Ayming Institute launches book on green industrial revolution Industrial-scale business research and innovation will be required to turn the tide of global environmental damage.
23 April 2020
Duff & Phelps secures future of carpet manufacturer Insolvency specialist consultancy Duff & Phelps has secured future of 250-year-old British manufacturing brand.
17 March 2020
Moorfields secures buyer for manufacturing company Yorkshire sample book manufacturer Travelfast has been sold out of administration, just a two days after appointing professionals from Moorfields Advisory to oversee the procedure.
31 January 2020
Four ways Industry 4.0 can benefit life sciences Firms based in the Life Sciences sector can gain an immense competitive edge by embracing a new, innovative business model, powered by advanced technologies.
29 January 2020
Quantuma advises on the sale of Motorman to SYNETIQ Advisors from consulting firm Quantuma have overseen the sale of engine remanufacturer Motorman to vehicle management company SYNETIQ.
29 October 2019
Caterpillar outsources finance operations to Accenture Belfast’s local economy looks set to lose out on around 100 jobs, after news broke that machinery manufacturer Caterpillar is set to outsource its financial services capacity.
11 October 2019
KPMG to oversee Northern manufacturer administration The fallout from a serious fire in 2016 has eventually seen Northern manufacturer Total Polyfilm collapse into administration, costing the region more than 200 jobs.
27 September 2019
UK manufacturing nosedives amid economic slowdown The UK’s manufacturing sector is scaling back on investment at a moment in the economic cycle when it would usually ramp up spending, a new study has found.
26 September 2019
Tata Steel to close Welsh site amid A&M restructuring Tata Steel has enlisted Alvarez & Marsal to help with a restructuring programme for its UK wing.
11 September 2019
How to successfully outsource manufacturing to China By outsourcing manufacturing to low-cost locations such as China over the years, several companies in the UK, Europe and the US have saved costs, increased production capacity and profits.
06 September 2019
Plans for Kilmarnock medical waste incinerator scrapped Plans developed by a consulting firm to install a new medical waste incinerator near a housing estate in Scotland have been jettisoned, following a public outcry.
29 August 2019
Four AI use cases in industrial and manufacturing companies The use of artificial intelligence can create major benefits to industrial companies. Aime Lachapelle, an expert in data & artificial intelligence transformation, spoke with Consultancy.
01 August 2019
Consultancy advises on flood defences to safeguard 400 jobs A property consultancy has collaborated with fluid sealing products manufacturer James Walker to design flood defences for its manufacturing site.
30 July 2019
Over half of capital intensive projects globally underperform Over half of capital intensive projects globally underperform, with those in rail, defence and infrastructure in particular having poor track records.
08 July 2019
Grant Thornton partner Neil Barrell joins GFG Alliance London-based industrials and energy group the GFG Alliance has made a key international executive appointment to strengthen its manufacturing activities worldwide.
18 June 2019
Specialist metals firm appoints Grant Thornton administrators Grant Thornton has been appointed to oversee the administration of specialist metal producer Metalysis.
11 June 2019
EY appointed as British Steel administrator British Steel has announced its collapse into administration, following years of turbulence and changing hands between owners on multiple occasions.
28 May 2019
UK manufacturing sees orders slow amid Brexit anxiety Manufacturing in the UK saw negative growth for the end of 2018, reflecting a wider slowdown in the UK economy to 0.
11 April 2019
Duff & Phelps appointed for Meridian Metal Trading administration UK steel supplier Meridian Metal Trading has collapsed into administration.
08 April 2019
FRP oversees British Ceramic Tile administration More than 300 jobs have been lost in the South-West of England, as a ceramic tile producer collapsed into administration at the end of January.
13 February 2019
Kaiam’s UK and Europe operations appoint KPMG administrators Global fibre-optics manufacturer Kaiam has seen its UK and Europe arms collapse into administration, following adverse trading conditions in 2018.
11 January 2019
Eight in 10 UK manufacturers hit by worker shortage As the UK Government looks to reduce immigration from the EU by as much as 80% after Brexit, around the same percentage of manufacturers are already reporting a shortage in labour.
07 January 2019
Manufacturing must leverage AI to get the most from human touch While AI is often spoken of as being a phenomenon that will be bad for jobs in the manufacturing sector, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the human touch will remain an essential asset to th
21 November 2018

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