productAs 2011 begins to draw towards its close, thoughts
inevitably turn to the New Year and what it will bring for the
British economy and the recovery of the country’s
manufacturing sector. A key event for 2012 is MACH, as
Gr
productPaul O’Donnell, head of external affairs at The
Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) explains the
need for schemes to promote engineering and
manufacturing as a career to young people
As representatives of the
product With the manufacturing sector continuing to grow faster
than the economy as a whole, Simon Pollard, president of
the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) and MD
of Kyal Machine Tools looks at what’s needed to fur
productWith domestic demand stymied by the continuing slow
recovery in the services sector and the public sector locked
firmly into austerity mode, it is clear that the main driver for
growth in manufacturing has to come from ove
productSometimes we in the UK do not help ourselves when it
comes to publicising the vitality of our manufacturing
industry and our many successes.With that in mind, the
Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has
initiated
productSimon Pollard, managing director of Kyal Machine Tools, is
the recently appointed President of the Manufacturing
Technologies Association. Here, he gives Industrial Plant &
Equipment his views on the sector and outlines a
productThe Manufacturing
Technologies
Association is
launching a special
awards event to
highlight successes
from across the
world of
engineering-based manufacturing.
The Manufacturing Industry
Awards are being delivered
productOver the last three decades manufacturing in Britain has undergone a dramatic shift in skill
profile.Traditionally, apprentices were the most important route into manufacturing and
their decline has been a key cause of the
productWhen, finally, Britain found itself with a new Government on
11th May, it had a shape few had expected.Paul O’Donnell,
head of external affairs at the Manufacturing Technologies
Association, considers some of the implicati
newsThe Advances in Machining conference will form a focal point of the Global Manufacturing Festival in Sheffield from 24 to 25 June.
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