Chesterfield’s BG Engineering shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year award
Chesterfield-based BG Engineering, a specialist subcontractor for machined components, is celebrating being shortlisted in the prestigious Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 in the ‘Manufacturing Services’ category. The independent judging panel recognised that BG Engineering is a manufacturing business gearing up to achieve strategic growth through expanding its services to the aerospace market. The company is currently […]
Hague Fasteners back on TV, this time with BBC Breakfast
Hague Fasteners is fast becoming a media favourite, making its second appearance on UK national TV in six months. The British manufacturer starred on this morning’s (16 August 2017) BBC Breakfast as part of a series of reports focusing on family businesses. The West Midlands business hosted the BBC team throughout the morning show for […]
Fastener manufacturer Gripple creates new jobs with ‘industrial cathedral’
Sheffield-based wire fastener manufacturer Gripple has opened an expanded production facility that is eco-friendly, will increase production and will create more than 15 jobs. Staff and friends of Gripple celebrated the opening of the £2m Attercliffe factory, which was officially opened by Sheffield’s Master Cutler Richard Edwards. At least 15 jobs have been created with more […]
British manufacturing orders hit biggest high since the 1980s
Total order books for manufacturers have hit their highest level since August 1988, according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey. The Survey takes soundings from 464 manufacturers across a broad array of manufacturing, from food, drink and tobacco to chemicals and more. Meanwhile, export orders reached a 22-year high, with similar peaks to those […]
Nicola Sturgeon commits £8.9 million for new Lightweight Manufacturing Centre
A new £8.9 million Lightweight Manufacturing Centre is being set up at the University of Strathclyde. Set up in the former Doosan Babcock facility in Westway, Renfrew, the centre will produce lightweight materials which are increasingly being used in the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas and renewables industries. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the £8.9m […]
Hague Fasteners on track for record year following move and expansion
UK manufacturer of non-standard fasteners, Hague Fasteners, has celebrated moving into its new home by securing a string of new contracts. Hague Fasteners, which has recently been awarded ISO9001:2015, is on course for a record year after winning £300,000 of work to supply specialist products to the oil and gas, petrochemical and growing construction sectors. […]
Selling prices will ‘rise strongly’ predict UK manufacturers
While manufacturing output and export orders were up for UK manufacturers, continued price pressures will lead to ‘strong’ price rises, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 432 manufacturers reported that total order books were the highest since February 2015, broadly matching the strong levels seen earlier this year. Export orders […]
British manufacturing booms with Brexit on horizon
The UK manufacturing sector had a spectacular start to Q2 2017, hitting a three-year high in the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) at 57.3 in April. According to the Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI, growth of output, new orders and employment, and stocks of purchases rose at a survey record rate and suppliers’ delivery times lengthened. Last week, […]
Singapore manufacturing jumps 10%
Manufacturing output from Singapore rose 10.2% in March 2017, compared like-for-like with the same month in 2016. The new statistics from the Singapore Economic Development Board indicated that – when seasonally adjusted on a month-on-month basis – manufacturing output increased 5.0% in the month. Precision engineering output was one of the star performers of the […]
Which Midlands town is top for manufacturing jobs?
Business publication FDI – part of the Financial Times – has produced a list of the global states and cities that are manufacturing the most product. Jiangsu on China’s eastern coast, has been rated the top state for manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific region, followed by Java in Indonesia. Raylong in Thailand is the top rated city in […]