News for: Manufacturing

Manufacturing businesses in Greater Manchester are being invited to apply to join the third round of the Business Growth Hub's fully-funded programme of support. The Made for Manufacturing scheme will support businesses of all sizes to increase productivity to drive their growth, through … [Read more...]

SME manufacturing businesses in the North-west to have benefited from the Made Smarter scheme are forecast to create 750 new jobs across the region from their adoption of new technology. The North-west technology adoption pilot has worked with 1,131 businesses to introduce digital tools and … [Read more...]

SME manufacturers in Greater Manchester are taking part in a pioneering programme to upskill their workforce to adopt additive manufacturing technology. Twelve businesses in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, including two in Stockport (Arden Dies and Electro-Mechanical Installations), are part … [Read more...]

EHL Ingredients has been awarded its first AA grade by the British Retail Consortium Global Standard for Food Safety at its Stockport operations. The Stockport based supplier of food ingredients and blends under its dedicated Lähde brand has achieved a A grade for the past ten years, but has … [Read more...]

Following the success of the #MadeInStockport badge, Stockport creative Dylan Moore, of Aqua Design Group, has proposed the cross-industry Made in Stockport Awards to promote the town's makers and producers. The awards would aim to celebrate businesses in the borough and wider SK postcode area … [Read more...]

Hazel Grove based supplier to the pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry, Solo Containment, has been acquired by American firm, ILC Dover. Solo Containment is a specialist manufacturer of flexible film isolators used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other life sciences products, and has … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Rowlinson Knitwear is donating over 200,000 free disposable face masks to its customers across the UK, helping to keep independent schoolwear retailers safe during the Coronavirus pandemic. The employee-owned business decided to offer the face masks as a way of thanking its customers … [Read more...]

Changes to working hours and routines during the Covid-19 lockdown show how adopting more innovating approaches to flexible working could be beneficial to the UK economy across all industries, concludes a report published by think-tank, IPPR. The report suggests that the adoption of new working … [Read more...]