This week, the trade group EEF forecast that Britain’s manufacturing sector will grow by 3.6% in 2014, an increase on its previous prediction of 2.7%. This puts manufacturing ahead of the overall economy, estimated at 3% growth. Creative Skillset is particularly optimistic about growth in fashion and textiles manufacturing, putting current exports at £800m a […]

Companies can now bid for a share of the £100m, which will provide research and development support, skills training and investment capital and encourage major new suppliers to ‘re-shore’ in the UK. “A strong manufacturing sector is vital to a balanced economic recovery, and I want to ensure that Britain’s supply chains are up […]

Companies can now bid for a share of £100 million from a Government scheme to help them strengthen their domestic supply chains and bring manufacturing back to the UK. The funding will provide research and development support, skills training, investment capital and encourage major new suppliers to ‘reshore’. It comes from the Advanced Manufacturing Supply […]

Bosca, a high-end leather manufacturer, is experimenting with a plan to shift a small amount of production back to Springfield, a trend local and state experts said is slowly becoming more common in Ohio’s roughly $87 billion manufacturing industry. A family-owned company with about 25 employees locally, the firm has had its headquarters in Springfield […]