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BTMA to Forge New Links and to Face Up to China
01 Jan 2005
Roger Innes, the new president of the BTMA (the UK Trade Association for Precision Turned Parts and Machined Component Manufactures) stated that he would continue the good work of his predecessor Fred Moser. The BTMA is keen to forge closer links with other UK manufacturers' associations and to support members supplying technologically advanced components abroad, even to China.
SMEs without Budgets Do Innovation and R&D
01 Jan 2005
Innovation must become a way of life for all manufacturers says Arthur Richardson of the South West Manufacturing Advisory Service. Modern manufacturing relies on knowledge, innovation and technology to compete in the global market. But when the rule of thumb for large companies is to spend 5% of revenue on R&D, how can small businesses compete with no R&D budget at all?
Looking Forward to a Year of Physics, R&D and Innovation
01 Jan 2005
Medical Manufacturers Look To Suppliers for Innovation The UK medical device market alone is worth an estimated ?5.8 billion. New research by the organisers of the Medical Device Technology Exhibition & Conference (MDT), suggests medical device manufacturers will spend significantly more in almost every supply area during 2005.
CBI Sees Growing Pressure to Off-Shore
01 Jan 2005
The results of a MORI survey, undertaken in October for the CBI, indicate that companies are under growing pressure to relocate parts of their business overseas. The CBI argues that the benefits of offshoring outweigh the drawbacks, saying the process will increase productivity, profitability and economic growth.
