Latest articles from The Manufacturer
Prime Minister praises UK based manufacturing
Published: November 2011
David Cameron has praised UK based manufacturing at the opening of a new high-tech industrial safety helmet manufacturing facility.
David Cameron opened personal protection equipment specialist JSP’s new £3 million facility on Tuesday.
Click here to read the full article.
Sucking eggs - Overall equipment effectivenss
Published: August 2011
Companies seeking to improve productivity and competitiveness commonly use Overall Equipment Effectiveness as a measure for machine efficiency. Many would say that exploiting this data is bread and butter to modern manufacturers.
However, Ian Tindle, director at specialist strategic maintenance and management improvement company Sora Group, argues that many are failing to get the most out of the information available.
Click here to read the full article.
Manufacturers are hiring more, study finds
Published: June 2011
Half of manufacturers are recruiting at levels seen before the recession, according to the latest Barclay Meade ‘Tracking UK Recruitment’ report.
The number of manufacturers operating under a recruitment freeze has fallen sharply, down 28 per cent to nine per cent in Q1. However, with the Government’s drive to improve the skills shortage by increasing the number of apprenticeships and introducing 24 new technical university colleges, it is hoped the candidate skill deficiency troubling the industry will improve. In Q1 almost 30 per cent of manufacturers reported a lack of skilled candidates as the greatest barrier to recruitment.
Click here to read the full article.
*The articles featured on this site are from a variety of independent media sources and do not represent the views of Michael Page.
