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From Strategy to Delivery

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Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Verity Davidge, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Make UK, discusses how this is an opportunity for the Government to bring Britain’s ambition of reindustrialisation a significant step closer to reality.
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Schneider Electric agrees €21bn deal for PTC to link product design with plant operations

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Schneider Electric has agreed to buy US industrial software firm PTC in an all-cash deal that values the business at around €21bn. It is...
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Recognising Future Talent: Combilift Gives Future Engineers a Lift

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Global material-handling manufacturer Combilift has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging young people to pursue careers in engineering and manufacturing, following a Manufacturing Day event attended by more than 100 fifth-year students (17-year-olds) and their Engineering and Technology teachers from across County Monaghan.
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CBM Warns Manufacturing Can’t Afford ‘Burnham to Be All at Sea!’

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The President of one of the UK's leading trade bodies is calling on the new Prime Minister to back up his positive industry rhetoric with real tangible support on the factory floor - before he loses an already sceptical audience.
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Access Is the New Manufacturing Advantage: Xometry Releases 2027 EMEA Manufacturing Outlook

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Munich, Germany — Xometry, Inc. (NASDAQ: XMTR), the global AI-native marketplace connecting buyers and suppliers of custom manufacturing, today released its EMEA Manufacturing Outlook, a forward-looking analysis of the forces shaping the manufacturing industry for 2027.
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A New Age of Industrialisation

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In his first Labour Party conference speech as Chancellor, John Healey promised “a new age of industrialisation” with greater investment in apprenticeships and defence spending to stimulate manufacturing growth.
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RS Group Launches £5 Million Better World Fund

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Through investment, partnerships, products and colleague engagement, the Better World Fund will create lasting social impact for people, communities and industry globally.
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IDEKO Showcases Advanced Manufacturing R&D at the 75th CIRP General Assembly

Oliver Batt -
The Research Centre presented five scientific contributions at one of the world’s leading forums for advanced manufacturing research.
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Future of UK Manufacturing Under Threat, Warn Family-Owned Businesses

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Findings of new Make UK/Bishop Fleming report raise concerns over tax policy, succession planning, competitiveness and loss of domestic capability just as government looks to reindustrialise the sector.
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Manufacturing Champion Andrea Wilson Appointed CBM Ambassador for SMEs

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The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) has appointed one of the industry’s most passionate advocates as its new Ambassador for Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Manufacturing Symbols of Success

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British firm CHANCE targets double digit growth in the manufacturing of deal toys, financial tombstones, and recognition awards, as global markets boom and AI helps power the 40-strong team's competitive edge.
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The Most Entry-Level Friendly Industries for Rookie Engineers

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The Environmental & Sustainability sector has the highest proportion of entry-level engineering opportunities across all engineering disciplines analysed at 16%, above the national average.
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