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Manufacturers face ongoing pressure to cut cost

One in three (33%) of senior decision-makers at mid-market discrete manufacturers identified ‘rising costs of raw materials and components’ among their two main economic challenges over the next three years, while just under a quarter (22%) highlighted ‘rising costs of shipping goods’. That’s according to a recent independent study commissioned by advanced technology solutions and services provider, delaware.

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Online event calling for greater diversity in UK engineering roles

RS Components has partnered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to host its second annual REflect event and National Day. The event, which will be hosted online this year, calls on engineering and technology companies and professional engineering institutions to take action to engage with under-represented groups of young people across the UK.

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BPMA supports pump sector recruitment

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the trade organisation representing the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment – is acutely aware that many companies and individuals will be enduring difficult times currently, and may well feel the commercial fallout of the global Coronavirus pandemic well into 2021, and possibly beyond.

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BPMA Partners with Make UK

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 partnered with Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation.

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Positive signs for subcontract market

The effects of the Covid-19 shutdown saw the market for subcontracting fall by an unprecedented 56% in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI), but with June showing signs of recovery the outlook is more positive.

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