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£4m Training Programme Launched to Sell More Advanced Engineering
01 Jul 2004
Any advanced engineering company looking to generate more enquiries from potential customers, convert those enquiries into sales and maintain customer loyalty would benefit from a new specialist sales training programme, supported by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA).
Is Wake Up Call Too Late for UK Aerospace Contractors?
01 Jul 2004
For the first time, all the regional aerospace alliances of the UK exhibited together, at Farnborough International 2004 (FI 2004). These aerospace trade associations are awakening their members to the challenges and opportunities that Low Factor Cost Countries present.
Strategic Review Shows Still a Long Way to Go
01 Jul 2004
Following the publication of the government's Manufacturing Strategy in 2002, this month saw the publication of the review of progress in the first two years.
UK Opens World's First Centre of Excellence for Systems Engineering
01 Jul 2004
Systems engineering is at the core of future products and the skill itself is becoming the future face of engineering. This month, the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC), a unique £60million collaboration between industry, academia and regional authority, was opened by The Minister for Science and Technology, Lord Sainsbury of Turville at Loughborough University.
Paper Discusses How Britain Can Make the Most of Globalisation
01 Jul 2004
The UK needs to remain an attractive location for inward investment, says a new discussion paper published this month by UK Trade & Investment.
Engineers Are Crying Out to be Heard, Says Survey
01 Jul 2004
Managers in engineering are overworked, put business ahead of family, and work within a negative culture, according to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute and Adecco, the global leader in HR solutions. The Business Energy Survey questioned over 1,500 managers across the country in May and found businesses failing to understand the needs of their most important assets and workplace energy dropping dangerously low.
