newsBusiest MACH Tuesday in 10 years
MACH 2026, sponsored by Lloyds, is in full swing at the NEC, Birmingham with organisers, The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), reporting the busiest Tuesday in 10 years.
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newsRobust UK appoints head of product and compliance
ROBUST UK, a leading manufacturer of steel door solutions, has appointed Rob Mottram as head of product and compliance to support growth and innovation across its range.
newsMACH26 collaboration with charity, champions opportunities for the Armed Forces community within UK manufacturing sector
Unveiled at MACH26, Mission Community aims to strengthen links between UK manufacturing and the Armed Forces community, offering guidance, industry insight and a structured pathway to help veterans transition into skilled roles while addressing sector-wide labour shortages
newsManufacturers urge government to supercharge the ‘sovereign capability’ push according to new survey
UK MANUFACTURING is ready to meet the call for more sovereign production capability according to a new survey, but industry will need government help to make it a reality.
newsBakers Basco doubles down on tracking capability in Northern Ireland, as Belfast emerges as a hotspot for bakery delivery equipment misuse
BAKERS BASCO, the membership scheme formed by the UK’s leading plant bakers to manage and protect shared bakery equipment has doubled its tracking capabilities across Ireland as new figures reveal a rise in enforcement activity and a concentrated hotspot of equipment misuse in Belfast.
newsThe outsourcing industry gathers to deepen understanding of economic and legislative landscape at BCMPA Conference 2026
COLLABORATION AND innovation in challenging market conditions were among the key outputs from this year’s BCMPA Conference, which was held at the Oxford Belfry. Delegates from the contract manufacturing, packing, fulfilment and logistics industry heard from a diverse range of speakers addressing the economic outlook, technology, packaging legislative reforms and employee engagement.
newsEnginuity Skills Awards partner with BBC star and Babcock
THE ENGINUITY Skills Awards 2026, the ‘Oscars of Skills’, has partnered with Babcock, marking a significant step forward in the shared mission to tackle the skills gap across the UK’s engineering and manufacturing sector.
newsTony Hague: “Outsourcing can provide long-term growth in this unstable economy”
ONE OF the UK’s leading manufacturing experts has urged firms to view outsourcing as a long-term lever for growth rather than a way of alleviating capacity pressure.
newsMade Smarter passes 250 leaders milestone as demand for digital skills surges
Trailblazing leadership programmes help manufacturers drive change at strategic and operational levels
newsVericut powers Formula 1 precision
THE ENGINES have fired up, a new Formula 1 season is underway, and Vericut powers the precision behind the grid.
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