http://www.worksmanagement.co.ukWorks Management RSS Feed60http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/manufacturing-confidence-builds-cbi/51196/UK manufacturers continue to expect strong output growth in the next three months, according to the CBI's latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey. However, firms in the survey found that output growth was broadly flat over the three months to May, again disappointing expectations for a more pronounced recovery. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/manufacturing-confidence-builds-cbi/51196/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/wm-maintenance-conference-promises-outstanding-value/50618/Global manufacturers, including Heineken, PepsiCo and Siemens, have agreed to share their experiences in turning maintenance from a cost centre to a profit generating activity at the upcoming WM Maintenance Conference. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/wm-maintenance-conference-promises-outstanding-value/50618/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/hse-chair-judith-hackitt-becomes-icheme-president/50547/HSE (Health and Safety Executive) chair Judith Hackitt CBE is the 73rd president of the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers). http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/hse-chair-judith-hackitt-becomes-icheme-president/50547/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/beware-of-false-economy-on-compressor-maintenance-says-atlas-copco/50527/Taking the cheapest option on compressor maintenance will only end up costing you more in the long run according to an Atlas Copco white paper.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/beware-of-false-economy-on-compressor-maintenance-says-atlas-copco/50527/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/deliver-performance-enhancing-it-with-wms-shortlist-guide/50532/WM has published IT Shortlist 2013- the ultimate guide to IT systems and service designed to help manufacturers boost performance.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/deliver-performance-enhancing-it-with-wms-shortlist-guide/50532/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/growth-on-the-horizon-for-small-manufacturers-says-mas/50513/Growth prospects among small manufacturing businesses in England are at a 12 month high, according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/growth-on-the-horizon-for-small-manufacturers-says-mas/50513/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/wienerberger-fined-after-worker-fractures-skull/50521/A Cheshire brick manufacturer has been fined £13,500 after a worker fractured his skull and broke a leg when he fell from an industrial brick oven.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/wienerberger-fined-after-worker-fractures-skull/50521/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/students-bid-for-bae-systems-title/50497/Students from 13 Glasgow schools have put their design and build skills to the test in the BAE Systems Schools Engineering Challenge 2013.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/students-bid-for-bae-systems-title/50497/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/win-leading-bfa-judges-new-book/50501/WM has teamed up with Dr Marek Szwejczewski to offer readers the chance to win a copy of the Best Factory Award judge's Learning from World Class Manufacturers book.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/win-leading-bfa-judges-new-book/50501/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/astrazeneca-keeps-cool-with-exports-to-australia/50390/Pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca has extended its contract with Yusen Logistics to include the transport of prescription drugs to Australia under temperature-controlled conditions. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/astrazeneca-keeps-cool-with-exports-to-australia/50390/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/new-plant-set-to-boost-sales-and-create-jobs/50396/A £750,000 investment in a new glass beneficiation plant (pictured) is set to boost sales and create 10 new jobs at Middlesbrough-based Ward Recycling. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/new-plant-set-to-boost-sales-and-create-jobs/50396/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/debate-on-europe-letting-britain-down-eef/50352/Manufacturing bosses have hit out at those who, it says, are "letting Britain down" by calling for a referendum on EU membership. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/debate-on-europe-letting-britain-down-eef/50352/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/record-440m-funding-for-innovation/50325/The Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the UK's innovation agency, has been allocated a record £440 million budget which experts say will provide a boost to the UK's long-term competitiveness. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/record-440m-funding-for-innovation/50325/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/next-soe-chief-executive-revealed-as-jones-retires/50291/The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) has today (Monday 13 May 2013) named Peter Walsh as its next chief executive. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/next-soe-chief-executive-revealed-as-jones-retires/50291/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/rolls-royce-backs-bloodhound-project/50296/Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has pledged its support to the British project aiming to break the world land speed record.http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/rolls-royce-backs-bloodhound-project/50296/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/exports-boost-uk-manufacturing-output/50137/Boosted by the export of machinery and cars, the UK manufacturing sector appears to be moving into more positive territory, according to the latest official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/exports-boost-uk-manufacturing-output/50137/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/manufacturers-call-for-safer-gas-supply/50121/Energy-intensive manufacturers are calling for urgent government intervention to protect industry from gas shortages, warning that UK supplies of gas have been running perilously low and that the consequences of this are harming firms and stifling employment. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/manufacturers-call-for-safer-gas-supply/50121/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/uk-automotive-sector-puts-rest-of-europe-in-the-shade/50117/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. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/uk-automotive-sector-puts-rest-of-europe-in-the-shade/50117/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/birds-eye-feeds-more-responsibility-to-logistics-partner/50040/Birds Eye has extended its logistics partnership with Norbert Dentressangle to include the storage and supply of packaging and ambient raw materials, along with on-site shunting operations into the manufacturer's award-winning manufacturing complex in Lowestoft. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/birds-eye-feeds-more-responsibility-to-logistics-partner/50040/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/eal-apprentices-help-decommission-scottish-nuclear-reactor-site/50044/The decommissioning of the UK's centrepiece for fast reactor nuclear research and development is providing local learners with jobs and skills for the future. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/eal-apprentices-help-decommission-scottish-nuclear-reactor-site/50044/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/erp-to-make-burts-performance-crisper/50005/Crisp manufacturer Burts has announced that it "could easily double or treble in size" and is looking to grow to a £20m-plus business over the next two to three years by maximising production capacity. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/erp-to-make-burts-performance-crisper/50005/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/forklifts-maximise-storage-capacity-for-furniture-maker/50023/Furniture manufacturer Home Decor GB has boosted production and storage capacity with a move to a new site, where it has an interactive showroom and new manufacturing processes. Plant and equipment investment includes two electric-powered Combilift trucks to maximise space at the facility. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/forklifts-maximise-storage-capacity-for-furniture-maker/50023/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/hoptroff-announces-world-first-atomic-watch/49999/Hoptroff, the London-based manufacturer of watch movements, has announced what it described as "a quantum leap in luxury timepieces for connoisseurs" – a movement which is destined for the world's first atomic-powered pocket watch. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/hoptroff-announces-world-first-atomic-watch/49999/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/new-factory-for-rolls-royce/50003/Britain's blue chip aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has started construction of its new state-of-the-art core manufacturing facility in Derby that will produce reactor cores for the UK's current and future submarines programme. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/new-factory-for-rolls-royce/50003/http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/orders-and-output-fall-but-sme-manufacturers-optimistic-on-exports/49995/Small and medium-sized manufacturers saw orders and output continue to fall in the three months to April, though firms are expecting both to grow in the next quarter. http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/news/orders-and-output-fall-but-sme-manufacturers-optimistic-on-exports/49995/