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Small businesses in manufacturing face £1.2 billion bill for regulation

1 July, 2009

Smaller businesses in the manufacturing sector are left more than £1.2 billion out of pocket each year due to government red tape, new figures have shown.

London’s skills gap could hamper recovery

19 June, 2009

Skills shortages could hamper London’s economic recovery as four in ten of the capital’s businesses still say they have problem finding the right talent, despite rising unemployment, a CBI/KPMG survey has shown.

Manufacturers still face challenging times

19 June, 2009

Overseas demand for UK goods weakened last month, according to figures from the CBI’s June Industrial Trends survey.

New degree launched to help plug the UK’s skills gap

17 June, 2009

The University of Greenwich has launched a new degree in plumbing and engineering, in a bid to help fill the national skills shortage in the UK.

Interest rates likely to remain low

15 June, 2009

Despite recent signs that the economy maybe recovering from recession, interest rates are likely to stay at a low level for some time, according to a member of the Bank of England’s rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Has UK manufacturing turned a corner?

12 June, 2009

UK industrial output saw its first month-on-month rise in April, since February 2008, according to official figures.

Automation

Digital prototyping software drives vehicle transporter development

24 April, 2009

Digital prototyping software technology from Micro Concepts is helping a British vehicle transportation manufacturer forge into new markets

Data carriers: the key to secure military communications

23 March, 2009

John Barrett, managing director of Nexus GB, explains the way the military and Government are using Datakey Electronics portable data carriers, supplied exclusively in the UK & Ireland by Nexus, to ensure that official secrets remain just...

The preferred solution

30 March, 2009

Tim Ardley, senior telecom field applications engineer, Bourns Circuit Protection Division, investigates the use of gas discharge tubes (GDTs) to provide surge protection in broadband digital communication applications.

Crystal Clarity

26 June, 2009

Independent UK based manufacturer Euroquartz supplies quartz crystals, oscillators, filters and frequency related products to the electronics manufacturing industry worldwide. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of...

Extended design and build service caters to process industry needs

27 May, 2009

To satisfy process industry demands for small and large systems that reduce costs and improve time to market, Burkert has introduced a new extended design and build service for high-tech, pre-assembled MicroFluidic systems and custom-designed...

Pipe alteration is no longer a flow-stopper

13 May, 2009

When a 200m section of a Welsh Water main operated by United Utilities had to be re-routed, Furmanite was called in to ensure the main remained on-line and under pressure while the necessary work was carried out

Why being predictable is best

11 June, 2009

Colin Mander, managing director for CompAir UK, details the three approaches taken to maintaining compressors, focusing on the value of predictive maintenance