newsACCORDING TO the latest analysis from Purbeck Insurance Services, the UK’s only provider of personal guarantee insurance, there was an 82% increase in the number of SME manufacturers seeking financial backing through personal guarantee backed loans last year.
articleFeaturing over 450 exhibitors, cutting-edge tech showcases, and educational sessions, Smart Manufacturing Week 2025 on 4–5 June will be a hub for innovation and collaboration
newsERIKS UK and Ireland has strengthened its collaboration with Transport for London (TfL) through the opening of a new engineering workshop in Greenford, West London.
newsCLARK EUROPE has announced a change in management as of 1 January 2025 ten years of service, Rolf Eiten, president and CEO, is handing over the baton to Stefan Budweit, COO and director sales and marketing, in order to devote himself to other tasks within the company.
newsTWO RENISHAW apprentices have been recognised as the brightest young talents in industrial robotics, winning the prestigious WorldSkills UK competition. Morgan Leyshon and Aled Gore, both 21 and from Bridgend, Wales, secured the gold medal in Industrial Robotics, beating over 80 contenders in an eight-month-long contest. The winners will now represent Team UK at the WorldSkills International Industrial Robotics competition in Shanghai, China in 2026.
newsIT IS with profound sadness that Renishaw announces the death of our co-founder and non-executive director, Sir David McMurtry.
newsTHE LANDMARK summit event was held to build a unified approach facing international engineering challenges.
newsARCO, THE UK’s leading safety expert, has reduced its carbon emissions by 21.2% in a single year, its biggest annual decrease to date.
newsMACH 2026, the UK’s premier manufacturing and engineering exhibition, has already secured more than 65% of its floorplan, 16 months ahead of the event.
articleA recent report by Mentor Training highlighted concerning trends, including that nearly a quarter of businesses surveyed do not monitor operator ability between refresher training periods
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