Interviews - People

Shop talk 

Cy Wilkinson, managing director of Cressall Resistors talks about the drive to self-improvement.

Shop talk 

Cy Wilkinson, managing director of Cressall Resistors talks about the drive to self-improvement.

Plane speaking 

High labour costs, poor supply links and terrible weather… why does Canada's Bombardier Aerospace build planes in Belfast? Site boss Michael Ryan reveals the outstanding ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Sign of the times 

Ford has pledged £1.5bn to make Britain its low carbon manufacturing hub. UK chairman Joe Greenwell tells Max Gosney why bridging the skills crisis will be essential to ...

American idol 

The UK has long been a follower of US fashion. Bob Davis of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence tells Max Gosney about the latest manufacturing trends heading ...

Practical examination 

Government's role in addressing the skills crisis is vital and, according to skills minister John Hayes, it's one it will not shirk. Paul Fanning reports

Magnifying class 

It's crystal clear that manufacturing needs to be a bigger part of the UK economy. Achieving that requires more focused national resources, GKN's Andy Reynolds-Smith ...