The economic fallout of recent events in the Middle East will be a bitter blow for manufacturers across the country. Just as green shoots started to appear for the industry, a new energy crisis looms, that looks far worse than the...
For decades, UK manufacturing has been framed around a simple equation: volume versus cost. But in today’s industrial landscape—shaped by persistent cost inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and accelerating technological change—that model is rapidly becoming obsolete. Competitiveness is no longer determined by...
– As Employers Step Up to Tackle Skills Gap and Rising Youth Unemployment- Manufacturing and engineering employers across Leeds are stepping up efforts to tackle the sector’s ongoing skills shortage, as youth unemployment reaches a 10-year high. The Leeds Manufacturing...
MACH 2026 will be the first major UK exhibition at which Citizen Machinery’s patented LFV (low frequency vibration) chip breaking will be demonstrated with 4-axis simultaneous capability. While the functionality made its debut at the turn-milling machine supplier’s open house...
42 Technology, the Cambridge-based product development and manufacturing innovation consultancy, has been acquired by British Engines Group, an independent engineering group founded in 1922 and today with 1,600 people worldwide. 42 Technology (42T) is now one of nine businesses within...
Geotechnical and ground source heat specialists, MGS, have announced the strategic relocation of their drilling warehouse operations from Washington to Coventry. Following investment into their existing facility in Coventry, MGS’ Coventry site will now process all drilling product storage, order...
Viking Precision Engineers Ltd has invested £1.6 million in a dedicated turning facility equipped with four Yamazaki Mazak Quick Turn 250 lathes. The new facility is built on the strength of Viking’s customer relationships, which include long-standing contracts with London Underground and...
Tork, the global leader in professional hygiene and an Essity brand, has released new guidance aimed at industrial businesses – manufacturing, processing, packaging and plan and equipment businesses – to help transform their washrooms into assets to enhance user satisfaction...
The UK subcontract manufacturing market had a positive year in 2025, up 47% on 2024, according to the latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) figures. The automotive sector was the largest customer and accounted for nearly a third of the market....
Lantek, a leading international company specialising in software solutions for the sheet metal industry, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Machitech, a Canadian manufacturer specialising in high-performance laser, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, to integrate Lantek software solutions into...
