Category Archives: Pharma

Monthly manufacturing output down but trend still upwards

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

UK manufacturing output suffered a predicted dip in output during April, according to new official figures just published. Manufacturing output fell by 0.2% in April compared with the previous month following two consecutive increases during February and March 2013. The … Continue reading →

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Official data records ‘shock’ fall in manufacturing output and exports

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Official UK manufacturing data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today shows both output and exports heading in a downward direction, raising fears of another recession. The index of manufacturing fell by 3.0% in January 2013 when compared with … Continue reading →

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Scientists see seaweed as the new food and pharma packaging solution

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Working as part of an EU research consortium, The Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed a food packaging coating product which can replace current packaging coatings based on petrochemicals which it says are bad for the environment. The eco-friendly coating … Continue reading →

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Official data suggests ‘signs of renewed life’ for UK manufacturing

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

New official data shows that the UK manufacturing sector ended 2012 on a high with output up 1.6% in December 2012 compared with November 2012. However, a fall of 1.3% between the third and fourth quarter of 2012 was greater … Continue reading →

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GSK announces ‘major change programme’

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that its existing operational excellence programme is to be supplemented by “a new major change programme”.  The new £1.5bn programme will continue to focus on simplifying GSK’s supply chain, and on “building the Group’s … Continue reading →

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Bürkert moves to new UK HQ

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

The UK division of Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, which manufacturers control and measuring systems for fluids and gases, has moved to a new and “more fit-for-purpose” headquarters in Cirencester having found its previous Stroud location too limiting. The company said … Continue reading →

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Auto, defence and pharma R&D spend on the up

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

The UK’s automotive, defence and pharmaceutical industries all increased their expenditure on research and development in 2011, according to new official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that although it was computer-related services that enjoyed the largest increases … Continue reading →

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Champion sectors to secure UK industrial future – CBI

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

The CBI, has wheeled-in some big industrial guns to back its approach to maximising the UK’s industrial opportunities. In a new report, Playing our strongest hand, the ‘bosses union’, says that an industrial strategy that “plays to our strengths must … Continue reading →

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UK manufacturing ticks up some growth but prospects are ‘grim’

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

The UK manufacturing sector is showing some signs of growth despite recent survey data suggesting otherwise. New official manufacturing output data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show output rising by 0.1 per cent in September 2012 compared with … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing roller coaster takes a dip – official

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

UK manufacturing’s roller coaster performance saw March’s upturn reversed as output suffered a fall in April with basic pharmaceutical products leading the monthly dip and the food and drink industries suffering on a year-on-year basis. According to new official data, … Continue reading →

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