Manufacturing bosses have again raised their voices against right wing Euro-sceptics by underlining the importance of Britain "being a strong and active participant in the European Union" ahead of the G8 Summit.
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Rockwell Automation has announced a series of summer dates for its Automation University EDGE series, which provides business improvement advice for senior engineers and manufacturing managers.
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UK manufacturing data has put "a spring in the step" of the sector with the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) posting a14-month high of 51.3 in May.
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Birmingham based presswork manufacturer, HT Brigham, is embarking on a significant expansion programme in order to accommodate some sizable new projects which are planned to ramp up in production during 2013.
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The government sponsored Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) says in its new annual report that it helped thousands of small manufacturing businesses generate nearly £620m of extra turnover in the last 15 months.
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The UK automotive sector continues to defy gravity with new car registrations rising almost 15% in April and 9% (768,555 units) in the year so far – a performance that has put the rest of Europe in the shade.
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Manufacturing orders fell slightly in the three months to April but output increased and firms are expecting orders to grow in the next quarter, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
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Draeger Safety UK, which specialises in safety equipment and training for the chemical sector, has announced the completion of a multi-million pound investment in operatoons at its Blyth-based plant in the North East.
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Rolls-Royce has won a $1.6bn order from International Airlines Group (IAG) for Trent XWB engines to power 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.
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Manufacturers Brompton Bicycles and Tangle Teezer have been crowned London's most globally ambitious businesses at the regional finals of HSBC's Global Connections competition.
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Growth in UK manufacturing output over the last three months remained steady but subdued, however manufacturers expect it to accelerate sharply in the coming quarter.
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Smaller manufacturing businesses in England are optimistic about their growth prospects in 2013, according to latest data from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS).
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The global consumer packaging company and former Best Factory Award winner, Rexam, claims that the application of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma made a significant contribution towards £26m in savings last year.
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Ahead of its 2012 results published today, Britain's blue chip aerospace and defence contractor Rolls-Royce announced a new 10-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that the company says will sustain up to 2,000 UK jobs.
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UK manufacturing ended 2012 on a high with output up 1.6% in December 2012 compared with November 2012. However, a fall of 1.3% between the third and fourth quarter of 2012 was greater than had been anticipated and year on year, output was down 1.5% in December 2012 when compared with December 2011, ONS data has revealed.
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Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that its existing operational excellence programme is to be supplemented by "a new major change programme".
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PMI has remained above the 50 benchmark for growth for the second month running, according the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index(PMI).
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The metrology to medical products group Renishaw has confirmed that it is continuing to invest for growth, despite global economic uncertainties and short-term fluctuations in its business activity levels.
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UK steel output in 2012 remained at a virtual standstill compared to 2011, according to annual data published today by UK Steel.
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The implementation of a new dedicated production line for volume manufacturing, the introduction of 5S and an ongoing project to deal with back office issues are among the initiatives helping Sheffield-based Exhausts UK towards fresh turnover targets.
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UK car manufacturing broke all-time export records in 2012, with volumes sent overseas exceeding 1.2 million, up 8% on last year, reports the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Official UK manufacturing suffered another disappointing month of contraction in November, according to official figures.
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Eight hundred UK automotive manufacturing jobs are to vanish over the next two months as Japanese car maker Honda responds to what it described today as "sustained conditions of low demand in European markets".
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Britain's two most iconic car marques have reported unprecedented successes. Bentley Motors and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, both now owned by German companies but committed to UK production, posted sales and production hikes.
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Britain's automotive industry received a welcome boost with the news that new car registrations rose 5.3% in 2012 to over two million units reaching, at 2,044,609, the highest volume since 2008, and the largest percentage increase since 2001.
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