”Skills Emergency” Alert
13 May 2025 A prominent expert in Engineering and Manufacturing skills has called for business to urgently overhaul UK skills provision to ensure there’s an adequate number… Read More
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Universities partner with Made Smarter to deliver fast-track digital leadership programme for SME manufacturers
12 May 2025 The University of Salford has joined forces with Manchester Metropolitan University to equip more SME manufacturers with the strategies and skills needed to thrive… Read More
Industry calls for government to deliver targeted funding based on local business needs
6 May 2025 Britain’s manufacturers are today calling on the Government to use its English Devolution White Paper to deliver meaningful devolution across the country, giving priority… Read More
New-look AEMT conference to engineer a sustainable future
1 May 2025 As the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) celebrates its 80th anniversary, it has announced what the organiser says is an exciting, fresh new… Read More
Leeds Manufacturing Festival 2025 attracts record sponsorship
27 March 2025 A record number of sponsors are backing this year’s Leeds Manufacturing Festival, as employers in the region look to innovative ways to address the sector’s… Read More
Manufacturing hits the buffers as tax and cost increases bite
17 March 2025 Britain’s manufacturers have hit the buffers as a wave of increasing employment taxes and wider business costs bite hard, as well as worries of… Read More
UK Manufacturers see industrial strategy as a ‘game changer’ for investment and productivity
20 February 2025 Britain’s manufacturers believe the introduction of a formal industrial strategy will significantly boost investment, improve productivity, and help address future skills needs, according to… Read More
Manufacturers’ confidence slumps as costs rocket
16 December 2024 Business confidence among Britain’s manufacturers has dipped at the sharpest rate since the pandemic due to rocketing costs according to a major survey published… Read More
Lack of digital skills barrier to unlock UK productivity, says RSM UK and Make UK
21 November 2024 A new report by RSM UK a leading audit, tax and consulting firm and industry body Make UK shows that the use of data… Read More
Made Smarter powers SME manufacturers to invest £25m in technology
17 October 2024 Made Smarter, the movement accelerating the digital transformation of SME manufacturers, has announced it has reached a major milestone – backing North West companies… Read More