For many years, numerous British firms have chosen to locate an aspect or even their entire manufacturing operations overseas as a means of reducing costs. This, for the most part, is due to employment laws in countries such as China and India allowing... Read More
Manufacturing giant Dyson has announced a £250 million investment into the firm’s Wiltshire headquarters, doubling the size of the plant and tripling the number of engineers employed on the site. To date, this will be the largest expansion plan in the... Read More
The manufacturing sector is one of the most strongly performing industries in the UK at present, with firms experiencing a high level of demand both domestically and overseas. This has contributed hugely towards the UK’s economic recovery, creating jobs and... Read More
Manufacturing has once more become one of Britain’s largest sources of income, with the industry behind only the services sector in terms of growth and employment. This has led some of the country’s largest manufacturers to seek rapid expansion in order... Read More
British manufacturing firms are enjoying a boom period following years of recession, with both domestic and overseas demand leading to strong job creation within the sector. In fact, growth in the manufacturing industry is only outstripped by that in the... Read More
Work has started on a £82m project to return train making to the birthplace of the railways. The workshop of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which opened in 1825 Hitachi Rail Europe eventually plans to deliver more than 860 carriages from its new... Read More
Tata Steel is cutting almost 500 jobs blaming a fall in demand across the European construction industry and the burden of green levies. Announcing the cuts, the company and union representatives called on the government to do more to support the steel... Read More
With the economic situation in the UK improving markedly each quarter, consumers have one again begun to spend on luxury items rather than making saving their priority. This, teamed with the manufacturing upturn, has led to new car sales reaching their... Read More
The manufacturing industry is currently experiencing an upturn in the UK, with a favourable export market and high demand within the Eurozone leaving many businesses with more custom than they have seen since the pre-recession years. This has led to a large... Read More
The manufacturing sector has become a powerhouse of British industry in the past year, with many firms choosing to rapidly expand thanks to a booming exports market. However, there are concerns that a shortage of skilled workers such as engineers may limit... Read More
