Top tips to recruit manufacturing and engineering candidates
Like all sectors, manufacturing and engineering businesses want to attract the highest calibre of person they possibly can. Read on to find out how.
What’s the best way to find a China sourcing agent?
Thanks to advances in technology, sourcing products or components from China is much less complicated. Read how a China sourcing agent could help your SME.
Despite digitalisation, why is the manufacturing industry due a revival?
Concerns over the Brexit deal have led to increased scrutiny of the health of the manufacturing sector.
Why companies should allow intelligent machines to do simple low margin work
Manufacturing businesses are being urged to look beyond doom-laden warnings about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on millions of factory jobs and embrace new technology.
Why British manufacturing icon Riley Automation chose alternative finance to fund its MBO
Riley Automation has been on a growing spree. But with good news, often comes the need for money. Here’s why the company chose alternative finance from ThinCats to fund a management buy out.
How refresher training can cut workroom accidents and increase output
Woodworking machine manufacturing company Daltons Wadkin has come a long way in its 117-year history. MD Alex Dalton explains how refresher training can prevent accidents, increase productivity, and sustain growth when building a business that can stand the test of time.
It’s not just hungry bellies, Weetabix is determined to fill the gender pay gap
Companies across the UK continue to work on resolving the gender pay gap, but Weetabix is a fine example of a firm getting the job done.
December 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
Many will still be celebrating the end of 2017, a year filled with tumultuous and confusing economic statistics. But for all the uncertainty and changes that came about, we enter 2018 more stable than we’d like to think.
These sectors are in need of your investment
While technology may be grabbing the headlines and column inches at present, there are plenty of investment opportunities in other sectors.
Robotisation in the office: Are the bots on their way to your desk?
The idea of robots moving into the workplace is often met with a negative reaction. Hysterical predictions of Matrix-style human subjection or Terminators roaming the land are never far away from the topic.
Most active tech locations: Innovation isn’t a London-based phenomenon
When it comes to lists about innovative tech locations, it’s perhaps unsurprising that London ranks high. However, it’s by no means the only UK city making waves.
Global exports among factors to fatten Britain’s £79bn food and drink sector
The UK food and drink sector is set to boom beyond its current £79bn of sales, driven by opportunities including worldwide export of products.