Boeing to open new manufacturing factory in Sheffield
It was recently announced that Boeing are to open a new factory, and the first in Europe, in Sheffield, and will be built alongside the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). Boeing are to work with AMRC to develop manufacturing...
Car production falls at fastest rate in UK for more than two and a half years
UK car manufacturing seems to have gone backwards in April. as the production rate fell at the fastest level for more than two and a half years Experts said that this echoed a 20% drop in new car sales, but the overall outlook is positive. According to the Society of...
UK workers at risk as AI and robotic technology advances
Millions of UK workers – mainly those who work in retail and wholesale – are at risk from breakthroughs in AI and robotics, a recent report finds. In the next 15 years, 10 million or more UK workers could be at risk of being replaced by robots as the...
Manufacturing 2017 Budget review and analysis
The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in relation to the distinction between employed and self-employed...
