Guide To Suppliers

Make UK says it’s been overwhelmed with enquiries about apprenticeships at its Technology Hub in Birmingham, following this year’s GCSE and A-level results.

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the trade organisation representing the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment – has recently partnered with Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation.

Make UK highlights the case for Government to help manufacturing recover from COVID-19 by implementing a new scrappage scheme for old IT, plant and machinery equipment to incentivise cash-strapped firms to invest in automation and digitisation to boost output and exports.

Make UK has partnered with Next Gen Makers in order to help manufacturers to attract, recruit and inspire more young engineers, into the sector.

Make UK and Santander analysis, ‘UK Manufacturing: 2019/20 The Facts’, shows Europe remains the dominant market for UK goods.

In response to Theresa May’s resignation, Britain’s manufacturers call on whoever takes over as Prime Minister to find a solution to the Brexit dilemma at speed.

Following the launch of a £20 million North West pilot before Christmas, the manufacturers’ organisation Make UK (formerly EEF) called on the Chancellor Philip Hammond MP to increase investment in the Made Smarter business support programme and roll it out nationally as early as this year.

A new EEF survey shows that, with just six weeks to go until the UK leaves the EU, less than one in five of manufacturers are prepared for a no-deal scenario.