No-deal Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’ for UK manufacturing
26 February 2019 Almost half (44%) of all UK manufacturers have taken some form of action to prepare for the UK leaving the European Union, according to a… Read More
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UK manufacturers’ body EEF rebrands itself as Make UK
25 February 2019 After representing UK manufacturers for more than 120 years, the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) has relaunched itself under the new name, Make UK. It says… Read More
Phipson to succeed Scouler as chief executive of EEF
4 September 2017 EEF, the UK manufacturers’ organisation, has announced that Stephen Phipson, currently Head of the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) in the Department for International Trade,… Read More
UK manufacturers ‘aren’t ready for new industrial revolution’
5 December 2016 More than four in ten UK manufacturers (42%) say they have a good handle on what the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) will entail. But according… Read More
UK manufacturers are not investing to tackle rise in cyber-attacks
10 May 2016 Only about half of UK manufacturers have increased their spending on cyber-security in the past two years, despite Government figures showing that 90% of large… Read More
EEF manifesto calls for 75% of jobs to be skilled
5 March 2015 EEF, the UK manufacturers’ organisation, has launched a skills manifesto urging the British Government to set a target for 75% of jobs to be medium-… Read More
UK manufacturers lay out manifesto for next government
26 February 2015 Britain’s manufacturers have drawn up four key priorities that, they say, the next UK government will have to build on to create the better-balanced economy… Read More
Industry 4.0 ‘is inevitable, but the UK could be left behind’
23 February 2015 Britain is on the cusp of a technology-driven fourth industrial revolution, with eight in ten manufacturers (80%) saying it will become a business reality by… Read More
‘Game-changing’ best-practice training opens up to SMEs
6 February 2015 EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is launching a version of its “lean academy” that will allow mid-sized companies and SMEs to learn “game-changing” methods to boost… Read More
Manufacturers lay out agenda for next UK Government
22 September 2014 Britain’s manufacturers have set out their priorities for the next government to drive better balanced growth, boost trade and investment and, deliver long-term economic security. Read More
