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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

Turn round or turn out

It only takes one to wreck the entire team – so, asks Annie Gregory, what's the best way of dealing with poor performers

Blaze of glory

Increased OEE, smashed targets and soaring morale – Max Gosney finds out how Sanofi in Dagenham is rewriting the record books despite impending closure

Training: ownership and partnerships

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

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

Stepping up to the Mark

Manufacturers say the job market is saturated with a generation of the illiterate and unemployable. So what's Mark Prisk, the man behind future industry policy, going to do about it? The WM Leaders Forum – our think-tank for the sector – ...
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Safety at all costs

Manufacturers in breach of health and safety laws could face paying for HSE inspections. Billed as 'cost recovery', it's one of the more controversial proposals from the regulator. Max Gosney asks HSE chair Judith Hackitt to explain

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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.

Good looking safety headgear

In a bid to offer products that look good as well as offer protection, Scott Safety has extended its range of First Base 3 bump caps to include two new styles – the First Base 3 Beanie (pictured) and the First Base 3 Winter.

Sharp vision for Honda car plant

Honda's Swindon plant is providing workers with vouchers from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.