UK food and drink producers outperformed all other UK sectors in both output and new order growth in March and were the primary drivers for the wider manufacturing sector’s first expansion in output in more than a year, according to...

​Invertek Drives Ltd, a global innovator and manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology, has celebrated producing its three millionth VFD. The landmark arrives just three years after the two-million milestone, demonstrating rapidly growing demand for its energy-saving solutions. Its...

RS South Africa Launches New Campaign Across Its Range of Electronic Products, Services, and Design Tools RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, has...

Jewel Fire’s packaging challenge Jewel Fire Group, a distinguished supplier of fire protection equipment headquartered in Rotherham, encountered a substantial packaging challenge. Their buyer, Kelvin Staniforth, connected with our Smurfit Kappa team via website enquiry to address an urgent matter...

Made Smarter and tech institutes join forces : New white paper aims to inspire and inform SME manufacturers about technology adoption AMRC North West, the Hartree Centre, MTC Liverpool, NERIC and PrintCity back adoption programme guide Made Smarter and leading...

Compressor from FPS delivers 46% less energy consumption at Armac Martin Birmingham-based Armac Martin, a pioneer in design-led luxury brass hardware and accessories, relies heavily on compressed air for its CNC machining requirements. However, the company’s existing system was constantly...

A senior project manager who has worked on assignments from fighter jets and luxury cars to interactive exhibits at children’s museums is retiring after nearly 42 years at Manchester-based engineering and manufacturing company EDM. Neil Bottomley, 64, joined EDM as...

A manufacturing collective that thrives on bringing work back to the UK has enjoyed a major sales boost. The Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN), which consists of six sub-contract manufacturers, an electric motor consultancy and a specialist engineering design agency, has...

Supply Chain Management is a key focus area to an OEM’s business strategy. Understanding it fully and putting in place a solid plan can be daunting. The senior leaders and experts in Supply Chain Management, Adam Cherry, Vice President of...