Maintenance experts at global manufacturing giants including Heineken, PepsiCo and Siemens will be revealing the secrets of banishing downtime at WM's Maintenence Conference this June.
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Works Management has launched a new conference aimed at putting your maintenance team at the heart of your lean and CI programmes.
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The Irn Bru soft drink manufacturer A.G. Barr said today (28 March) that it had made significant progress in the 12 months of its financial year to 29 January, despite making significant operational changes including the closure of one plant, the development of another and revamping its logistics arrangements.
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Hornby, the international models and collectables group, today (12 November) reported that it had brought on stream additional sources of manufacturing to reduce its dependency on its largest supplier.
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Manganese Bronze, the leading manufacturer of the distinctive London taxi, reported today (30 July) that sales volumes had fallen during the first six months of the year but it was beginning to crank up savings from its Chinese manufacturing operation.
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It was announced yesterday (1 July) that General Motors (GM) has signed a number of deals worth over £100 million to bring more manufacturing work back to suppliers in the UK.
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Britain's automotive sector supply chain received a shot in the arm today (9 February) with the news that UK-based volume car manufacturers want to source more locally built components.
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Manufacturing firms could be making hefty savings on their procurement budgets through fostering better supplier relationships and managing costs, according to some new calculations published today.
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A new report published today (31 October) shows that during the third quarter of 2008, UK manufacturers saw electricity prices rise by 23 per cent in comparison to the previous quarter.
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The price inflation that has been hitting manufacturers’ margins may be starting to slow, but orders and the general outlook is worsening, according to the latest industrial trends survey.
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Many firms are relying too heavily on offshoring to countries such as India and China. That’s the view of Paul Christodoulou (pictured) of Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
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A new guide warns that “offshoring” and “lean thinking” are not sufficient to guarantee futures of major manufacturers
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