Manufacturers in Stockport are being invited to attend a virtual 'lean lunch' to learn how they can access the Skills for Growth programme to upskill their workforce. Instep UK, in partnership with the Business Growth Hub, are hosting the event to introduce manufacturing SMEs across Greater … [Read more...]
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North West Space Cluster to boost region’s role in multi-billion pound UK space sector
The North-west has been confirmed as a strategic component of the UK's multi-billion pound space sector, with a dedicated North West Space Cluster formally launched in the region. Led by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), alongside a consortium of key regional, national and … [Read more...]
Starkey UK team inspires hearing professionals at Dubrovnik Business Seminar
Starkey UK, Hazel Grove-based hearing technology specialists, has hosted its Dubrovnik Business Seminar to inspire UK hearing professionals to move into a world beyond the pandemic. The Starkey UK team travelled to beautiful Dubrovnik, Croatia with 100 hearing professionals from the UK and … [Read more...]
Stockport employers invited to tap into £7m of funding to develop skills bootcamps
Businesses in Stockport and throughout Greater Manchester are being invited to represent their industry and help develop new sector-specific skills bootcamps. Bootcamps are being funded with a £7 million award from the government's National Skills Fund and Greater Manchester Combined Authority … [Read more...]
New data innovation hub announced for SME manufacturers
UK manufacturers are set to benefit from a new data innovation hub to support SMEs to improve their productivity. The £50 million Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) has been announced by Industry Minister Lee Rowley and will be led by Ulster University as part of the Made Smarter programme to … [Read more...]
Rising costs hits manufacturing sector optimism
The manufacturing sector has seen business optimism fall sharply, citing rising costs and depressed growth according to the latest Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey from the CBI. The quarterly survey, sponsored by Accenture, found that business optimism fell in April by 9%, the sharpest decline … [Read more...]
Logson Group acquires Stockport packaging supplier
Stockport firm, Red Rose Packaging, has been acquired by Logson Group, one of the UK's largest suppliers of corrugated packaging. Red Rose was founded in 1985 in Stockport, employing nearly 40 staff. It almost forty years of trading, the corrugated packaging supplier has built a strong industry … [Read more...]
British Army to receive extra 100 Stockport-made armoured vehicles
The British Army is to receive an additional 100 Boxer armoured vehicles as UK-German production begins at sites in Stockport, Telford and Germany. Stockport-based fabricators, WFEL, is among the manufacturing partners of programme, which has seen the business deliver a new factory in Heaton … [Read more...]
Global supply chain challenges hit new car and van registrations
New car registrations in March have fallen to their lowest levels in over two decades, with van registrations also down by more than a quarter year-on-year, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). March is traditionally one of the busiest months for new … [Read more...]
Lean Manufacturing & Lean Management – free courses to up-skill core frontline staff
Fully funded by European Social Fund, the Skills for Growth Team and In Step UK have been commissioned to deliver the Lean Manufacturing & Lean Management skills courses as part of the Skills for Growth Programme. The manufacturing sector in Greater Manchester accounts for up to 10% of the … [Read more...]
One+All becomes accredited Living Hours Employer
B Corp schoolwear supplier One+All has announced it is now an accredited Living Hours Employer, becoming the first Stockport business to earn the title, and only the fourth in the North-west. The accreditation builds on the employee-owned business' existing Living Wage accreditation and … [Read more...]
Stockport manufacturer stars in campaign to get more firms investing in new tech and skills
Stockport manufacturer, Arden Dies, is among the stars of a new advertising campaign for the Made Smarter initiative, which supports the North-west's manufacturing sector to adopt new technologies and upskill staff. ‘For The Makers’ has been launched by the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to … [Read more...]
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