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Saved Vauxhall site to double apprentice intake

The Vauxhall car plant at Ellesmere Port, thrown a lifeline last week with the announcement that it had been chosen by US parent GM as the production base for the new generation Astra, is to double the number of technical apprentices working there next year.

The news follows the announcement of a £125m investment at the site and that 2,100 jobs had been ...
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Sign up to our Starved of Skills campaign

WM editor Max Gosney on our blindspot to bringing bright kids into manufacturing and why signing WM's Starved of Skills campaign can help us solve the problem

Sum of the parts

When a number of local transport firms come together under the umbrella of a national pallet network, their combined muscle can offer a highly cost-effective means of moving goods for manufacturing customers, as Laura Cork discovers

Right on the money

Many businesses have wildly exceeded their machinery replacement lifecycles, as they cling on to cash in hard times. Could asset finance be the knight in shining armour? Brian Wall reports

Hozelock’s IT journey to be unraveled

Hozelock's IT journey to be unraveled at the WMMC Business IT Conference

Training: ownership and partnerships

Philip Whiteman, chief executive of sector skills council Semta, on the importance of ownership and partnerships.

Magic medicine

They're respected by politicians, adored by the public and a top career choice with kids. GSK's Ian McCubbin meets Max Gosney to discuss the UK pharma giants – the mavericks of the UK manufacturing family

Running out of energy

Uk manufacturers say they are buckling under soaring utility bills and punitive green policies. Max Gosney asks energy minister Charles Hendry what a government waxing lyrical over growth is going to do to help out

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Powered pallet truck launch from Cat

Cat has launched a new powered pedestrian pallet truck range, which is available in the UK from Cat distributor Impact Handling.

Small parts storage solution

A new small parts storage system with a load capacity of 150kg has been launched by Bito Storage System.

Arco launches value range of workwear and PPE

Safety product supplier Arco is launching Arco Essentials, a new range of competitively priced safety products and workwear.