Five-year high in manufacturing firms entering insolvency, research shows
There’s been an uptick in the number of manufacturing companies entering insolvency, according to new research from accountancy Moore.
The firm found that in the...
ENGIE Fabricom secures major contracts in offshore wind
One of the UK’s largest engineering and construction companies takes a firm foothold in the offshore wind energy market as it has successfully been...
Roadmap for manufacturing industry launched by UK’s biggest union
A “radical” new blueprint intended to transform the nation’s manufacturing industry has been launched by the UK and Ireland’s largest union.
The ‘Manufacturing Matters’ document...
Yorkshire’s Econ creates company in Alloa to take on work in...
Ripon-based Econ Engineering, which builds more than 80 per cent of the winter maintenance and repair vehicles on Britain’s roads, has launched a new...
Bourne business sells patented solar steam technology to work from Africa...
The Larkfleet Group of Companies - based in Bourne, Lincolnshire - has signed a contract with Richfield Engineering of Kenya under which Richfield will...
Manufacturing output continues to fall, says CBI
Manufacturing output volumes in the quarter to November continued to fall, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
The survey of 307 manufacturers...
Sheffield clean energy company ITM Power to set up hydrogen energy...
Sheffield-based ITM Power and the Iwatani Corporation of America have signed a collaboration agreement for the deployment of multi MW electrolyser based hydrogen energy...
South Yorkshire tools business partners with global machinery maker
Attercliffe-based business Specialised Tools and Equipment Ltd (STEL) has partnered with professional international cleaning machine manufacturer, Kärcher UK.
The tools business is now an official...
Uncertainty bites as majority of exporting manufacturers report drops in orders...
A majority of UK manufacturing exporters are reporting a stark worsening in sales and orders, with indicators showing a substantial drop compared to 2017 and...
Jingye Group sets out plans for future of British Steel
After exchanging contracts for the purchase of British Steel, Chinese steelmaker the Jingye Group says the two businesses will combine to create a world-class steelmaking...
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