Manufacturers find themselves navigating the new normal of split team working, digital platforms, and remote working that can make worker connectivity and productivity challenging.

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Manufacturers, supported by Made Smarter, have embraced a new approach to leadership during the coronavirus crisis. Forced to close or reduce operations in factories and offices, owners and senior managers involved in the North West digital technology adoption pilot faced their toughest test as they figured out how to restart, reassure their uncertain workforce and customers, and recover.

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Statistics show that manufacturing firms across the UK are becoming more aware of the impact R&D Tax Credits can have on their business, writes Barrie Dowsett.

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James Walker has announced that it has renewed its 'Cyber Essentials Plus' certification.

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Interroll Ltd has announced that it is now a member of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA).

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The Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Service Company, Martin Hughes, has been recognised for his commitment and quality of his work in the Global CFO Excellence awards of 2020.

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A new report, published by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), has found that, if the UK moves towards Green manufacturing, we could see between £8-20 Billion added to the UK’s GDP and 400,000 to 1 million jobs created.

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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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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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The GDPR Compliance Consultancy has become a Cyber Essentials Certification Body, meaning UK businesses needing assistance in attaining Cyber Essentials certification can now seek its support.

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The Chemical Industries Association (CIA), which represents chemical and pharmaceutical businesses in the UK, cautiously welcomes the Chancellor's Summer Statement, particularly on job and apprenticeship creation, retention and green recovery but looks forward to a more industrial-focused approach in the coming Autumn budget and spending review.

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Schneider Electric and Cisco have formed a technology partnership designed to help drive major advances in making smart buildings the standard. Working together, the two companies have developed, tested and validated designs that help connect building management systems to an Internet Protocol (IP) network with a secure, scalable and resilient architecture that is easy to manage.

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As Covid-19 impacts countries around the world, frontline workers have been crucial during this fight. Lee Spring is playing an active role globally in the manufacturing of critical components and supporting quick lead times essential to the Covid-19 pandemic response.

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Condition monitoring specialist Sensonics has recently achieved ISO 45001 certification and now has a fully integrated management system which also encompasses ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

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Made Smarter and UK Research and Innovation have launched two funding competitions for Britain’s most innovative businesses to come together to develop world-leading digital technologies to boost supply chain productivity and resilience to turbo-charge the Covid recovery.

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GMB, the energy union, has hailed the announcement of the world’s largest clean hydrogen plant – and called on the government to make bold steps towards a greener economy.

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Nineteen, organisers of Maintec 2020, have announced that the UK's premier maintenance engineering event will be postponed until 27th-28th April 2021. The event was due to run this November at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Further to detailed conversations with the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), and in the interests of health and safety for all concerned, the PPMA has taken the decision to postpone this year’s PPMA Show until 2021 (28-30 September).

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Brexit will have significant adverse effects on a UK manufacturing sector highly integrated with the EU single market, and that disruption will have a sizeable negative impact on the wider UK economy, a new report by UK in a Changing Europe finds.

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Asset management engineering and technology company, EPM Solutions has signed a partnership agreement with asset management software provider, Yotta to deliver connected asset management to industrial and hazardous sectors.

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