Printer Friendly
Email a Friend
UK Firms Left Behind in Investment in Automation
01 Dec 2003
The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) based at the University of Warwick is greatly concerned with United Nations figures just published that show in 2002, robot investment in the UK plummeted by 61%. Across the world as a whole robot orders in first half of 2003 were up by 26%.
MAS Delivers £28m Reward Since Launch
01 Dec 2003
Figures released last month show that the Government's Manufacturing Advisory Service has delivered a total added value of £28 million to UK firms since its launch in April 2002.
Weak Supply Chains Could Cause Chaos
01 Dec 2003
Business leaders are urged to heed the findings of a new report published by Cranfield School of Management. Experts warn that supply chains, the means by which companies receive components or goods and deliver products and services, are at greater risk to massive disruption than ever before.
Collaborative Suppliers Share Mutual Benefits
01 Dec 2003
Supply chain distance and complexity is increasing as low value added operations are moved around the world.
UK Machine Companies Find Success in Bangkok
01 Dec 2003
The Engineering Industries Association, with sponsorship from UK Trade & Investment, led a contingent of 20 UK manufacturing exhibitors to the Metalex exhibition in Bangkok in November. All the UK exhibitors received many enquiries and most said they would be returning to the exhibition in 2004.
Sector Specific Green Advice Brings SMEs Business Benefits
01 Dec 2003
As research shows that many SMEs have a low awareness of environmental legislation, the latest in a series of industry specific guidelines for SMEs was launched last month at the TEAM event on the NetRegs website, www.netregs. gov. uk.
Energy Efficieny Loans Add to Bottom Line
01 Dec 2003
Engineering companies in the UK could add an average of £18,000 a year to their bottom line by switching to energy efficient equipment according to Action Energy, the government funded energy efficiency programme run by the Carbon Trust. This figure is based on the average of estimated savings experienced by companies which have already received an Action Energy Loan.
Low Take Up of High Performance Work Hinders Productivity
01 Dec 2003
UK manufacturing firms must seize the opportunity to promote widespread adoption of High Performance Working (HPW) if they are to maximise their productivity performance. This is a key conclusion of a study published last month by the EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, and people management experts, the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
