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Waste Disposal Issues Need Fasttrack Approach
01 Jun 2005
Businesses are now being forced to take responsibility for their waste and incur spiralling costs under the Landfill Directive, due to come into force on 16th July 2005. Changes to the Hazardous Waste List, effectively classifying an additional 180 wastes as hazardous, has also resulted in many businesses having to deal with hazardous waste for the first time. Envirowise offers UK manufacturers free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits by minimising waste.
GTMA's First Supply Network Lifts Off for Aerospace Sector
01 Jun 2005
The GTMA Aerospace Network, launched earlier this year, will act as a single source of suppliers and provide procurement assistance to OEM and Tier 1 companies. Julia Moore, GTMA CEO, explains: "The GTMA is always looking for ways to actively promote UK toolmaking, metrology and precision engineering by bringing buyers and suppliers together - our most recent initiative in pursuit of this objective is the creation of sector-specific Supply Chain Networks."
Medical Device Forum to Discuss Growth in Market
01 Jun 2005
Major suppliers, together with clinicians, NHS professionals and venture capital specialists have confirmed their involvement in the MDT Innovation Forum in London, 6 July 2005. It will be an opportunity to discuss the role brands and partnerships have in the growing medical device market.
The Habit of Talking Down Manufacturing Ignores Sector Success
01 Jun 2005
"We need to become better at celebrating success, and move away from the habit of talking down manufacturing. If we do not address recruitment, and the negative perception of the industry, which is not in line with how the sector had changed over the years, we will increasingly fail to compete against low cost competition", says Arthur Richardson of the SWMAS.
