25 February 2025 The recent announcement that the Government will delay the release of its comprehensive industrial strategy until June has caused mixed reactions from industry stakeholders and policymakers. This postponement, aligning the strategy’s publication… Read More
20 March 2024 In response to the Prime Minister’s recent announcement regarding Apprenticeships, Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, expressed industry’s appreciation for the emphasis placed on… Read More
13 October 2020 The recent announcement by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the Job Support Scheme will replace the Job Retention Scheme, is extremely welcome and will mitigate unnecessary redundancies, it has also been generally well… Read More
11 May 2020 Manufacturers have welcomed the Government’s announcement last night to encourage those manufacturers who have not continued to operate to return to business. The advice… Read More
31 March 2020 Commenting on the announcement that a consortia of British manufacturers including Airbus and Siemens will this week begin producing medical ventilators for the NHS… Read More
12 February 2020 Commenting on the HS2 and wider infrastructure announcement, Stephen Phipson, chief executive of Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, said: “Industry will applaud this bold,… Read More
3 September 2019 Commenting on the Government announcement of the Clean Steel Fund, Gareth Stace, UK steel director general, said: “Today’s announcement of the Clean Steel Fund… Read More
21 August 2019 Commenting on the announcement that Ataer Holding has been selected as the preferred buyer for British Steel, Gareth Stace, UK Steel director general, said:… Read More
31 May 2018 BSRIA has welcomed the government announcement that the first 52 schools and colleges, across England, to teach new technical qualifications called T-levels have been… Read More
9 December 2014 Commenting on the announcement of the 2 millionth Apprentice, EEF head of employment & skills policy, Tim Thomas, said: “The boost to Apprenticeships… Read More