March 12, 2013
Positive news for the UK’s automotive sector as JLR continues to go from strength to strength largely due to the growing increase in demand overseas.
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October 19, 2012
Rolls Royce has announced the development of a more powerful and easier to maintain marine thruster. The newly designed thruster can also be removed underwater so there is no longer a need for dry docking.
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October 10, 2012
Throughout my 7 years in recruitment, I have found that the summer period is typically one of the more quiet times of year. People are winding down and getting ready for their long-awaited summer holidays and are less motivated to either source a ne...
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September 26, 2012
According to an article I read this morning on www.themanufacturer.com, performance among the UK’s SME’s is improving, with a far lower number reporting insolvency events in comparison to this time last year
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September 14, 2012
The automotive industry can be very cut throat at times, margins are tight and consumer demand dictates production. With us now approaching the final quarter of 2012, what is the outlook for the year to come?
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September 12, 2012
I recently read a very interesting article on the Guardian website on the importance of lean manufacturing, and ensuring that organisations (in this instance OEM’s) are continuously striving to make their machines and operations as slick and efficien...
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September 3, 2012
According to the latest survey by the Confederation of British Industry, the UK’s economy is set to contract by an overall 0.3% in 2012. This is down from the previously-optimistic forecast of a 0.6% growth, made earlier this year
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August 22, 2012
Maruti Sazuki’s Indian car manufacturing plant has re-opened its doors one month on from the violent clashes between workers and senior management.
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August 9, 2012
After hearing on the news that our country’s economy has contracted yet again, those working within manufacturing would be forgiven for thinking “not again”. According to this article on the BBC website company insolvencies in England and Wales a...
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July 16, 2012
Big news coming out of BMW as they announce they are to invest £250m into its UK factories. The money will be used to increase production of the Mini at its factories in Oxford, Birmingham and Swindon. This is further to the £500m they already inve...
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June 26, 2012
I was surprised to see whilst reading up on the Eurozone crisis that, other than the small landlocked tax haven of Luxembourg, it was the former Eastern Bloc nations of Estonia, Slovenia and Slovakia that came under the 60% national public debt level...
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June 25, 2012
As I am specifically focusing on the North West and North East it’s always interesting to read new improvements local businesses are incorporating into their organisation through technology.
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June 19, 2012
Given all the negative press around the eurozone and the gloomy economic outlook it is easy to miss the success stories – and they don’t come much better than this.
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June 13, 2012
According to an announcement by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trades yesterday, the UK automotive sector is on course to surpass all previous manufacturing records by 2015, with unprecedented levels of production
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May 29, 2012
The Indian-owned vehicle manufacturer is poised to post hugely impressive profits of around £1.5bn today, after successfully growing its business in developing countries and committing to major investment in modern UK-based facilities
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May 28, 2012
I read an article this week which had both a positive and negative angle in reflection to the logistics industry. Newport's speedway track is the only purpose-built one in Wales and is set to be demolished in order for a haulage depot to be built on...
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May 22, 2012
The news announced from Vauxhall’s Chairman that the Ellesmere Port plant had secured a monumental deal with Astra to produce a generation of new cars has breathed a new lease of life into UK Automotive manufacturing industry.
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April 25, 2012
Car Manufacturer Lotus in talks with China. Richard Bacon, a South Norfolk MP has raised concerns over a possible sale of the UK based car manufacturer to China. The owner of car manufacturer Lotus is apparently in talks with a Chinese firm abou...
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April 11, 2012
Nice to read some good news for once as technically we are still classed as being within a recession see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-17625360 Vantec Europe is due to create 230 jobs within the Sunderland area by 2015 as this warehousi...
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April 10, 2012
Japanese car manufacture Nissan has announced plans to make their new model at their plant in Sunderland in 2013. The new car model, unnamed as of yet, could create 225 jobs at the Sunderland plant and in 2014, could create a further 900 in the supp...
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