newsHelping to maintain safe, healthy, effective operations and develop members of staff without face-to-face training sessions, Make UK, Fujitsu UK and IOSH have collaborated to deliver new learning experiences online to help firms sustain business continuity through the coronavirus crisis and recover.
newsMake UK is calling on 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.
newsThe Government is being urged to provide direct support to key strategic manufacturing sectors and companies to ensure their short-term survival through the pandemic, as well remove the current security restrictions on loans, to protect significant numbers of highly skilled jobs and critical supply chains across all regions of the UK. The aerospace, automotive and steel sectors have been highlighted.
newsMake UK, the manufacturers’ organisation has launched a new course to help employers return to work safely and, going forward, manage their workforce and workplace in a safe and effective manner to deal with the threat of the virus.
newsCyber criminals are evolving their tradecraft with new innovations and increasingly automating their attacks, according to the 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) launched by NTT, a world-leading global technology services provider.
newsDuring the COVID-19 crisis, manufacturers have proven they can work in new, more sustainable ways. As industry looks to rebuild and grow after the lockdown, there is an opportunity for manufacturers to refocus on their sustainability goals and work with Government to deliver a green recovery.
newsIn the first application for Hikrobot in the UK, global fashion brand, Superdry, is leveraging the flexibility of intelligent mini-robot carriers to transform order picking and put-away at its UK hub – just part of a phased roll-out of goods-to-person robotics that will boost productivity across its international network of multi-channel fulfilment centres.
newsMake UK has combined the value of tutor-led, student-focused training with the convenience of screen-based elearning, to deliver the internationally recognised IOSH Managing Safely course during the COVID-19 crisis – and beyond.
newsCommenting on today’s PMI data, Seamus Nevin, Chief Economist at Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, said:
newsDuring National Apprenticeship Week, Make UK is celebrating the success of manufacturing apprenticeships which are providing a much needed skills boost for our sector and playing a key role in upskilling employees for new exciting digital roles as in automated production.
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