Monthly Archives: August 2011

£6.5m boost for renewable energy engineering skills

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

A £6.5 million investment to deliver a new generation of engineering leaders in renewable energy was announced today (31 August) by the Business Secretary Vince Cable. Leading universities and industry will provide training for up to 50 of the best … Continue reading →

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Decline in UK manufacturing worse than previously feared

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Revised official UK manufacturing output figures published today (30 August) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ONS have shown that the decline in British manufacturing is greater than had previously been expected.  However, despite figures showing that manufacturing output … Continue reading →

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Mixed picture remains on bank lending to manufacturers

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

A new survey published today (30 August) suggests that British banks are still increasing the cost of borrowing by manufacturers although the availability of funds is slowly improving. Publishing its survey on the back of a call for greater competition … Continue reading →

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Aga benefits from raising operational efficiencies

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Aga Rangemaster, the cast iron cooker manufacturing group, said today (26 August) that it was seeing the benefits of work undertaken to raise operational efficiencies through closer integration of its cooker and refrigeration operations both in the UK and in … Continue reading →

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Exhaust and ventilation specialist appoints new MD and pushes for exports

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Exhaust ventilation specialist Flextraction has announced the appointment of a new managing director with immediate effect and “at a time as the company continues to further develop its range of products and to increase its market share both in the … Continue reading →

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UK engineer helps the greening of Chinese manufacturing

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Chinese machinery manufacturers are recognising the importance of green credentials and are emphasising energy efficiency in their sales and marketing activities, according to UK filtration specialist Magnom. The Warwickshire-based firm says that one such company is its customer Donghua Machinery … Continue reading →

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Manufacturers positive about exports but pessimistic on economics

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Manufacturing is one of the most positive sectors about the UK’s long term export prospects but manufacturers are less convinced about the business landscape they will face in Britain in a decade, according to ‘Business 2021’ research released today 23 … Continue reading →

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Bellwether industry ‘resilient but not immune’

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The steam engineering specialist Spirax Sarco has said that it expected to be resilient but not immune to a slowing world economy. The company believed that the widespread use of steam across the global engineering industry meant that its markets … Continue reading →

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Manufacturers warned on ‘ticking timebomb’

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Manufacturers worldwide must act now to protect and prepare their supply chain matrix against a ticking timebomb of financial instability, warned an industry expert today (23 August). A report from the business advisory firm PwC identified five key areas for … Continue reading →

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UK car manufacturing up again in July

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Car manufacturing rose 1.3% in July and is now up 3.7% over the first seven months of 2011 to a total of 760,946. Meanwhile, that bellwether of the economy, commercial vehicle output declined 5.9% in July and was down 5.1% … Continue reading →

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