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21st September 2023
Innovation boost as UK rejoins Horizon Europe
UK manufacturers are once again able to participate in the world’s largest R&D collaboration programme, offering opportunities to take part in cutting-edge innovation projects.
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21st September 2023
‘Small crumbs of comfort’ for UK manufacturing as downturn deepens
The manufacturing sector sunk to its lowest performance since May 2020 in August, but optimism for the 12 months ahead is higher than average for manufacturers in Greater Manchester.
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12th September 2023
Made Smarter joins forces with university to create digital manufacturing leaders
Delegates from 15 manufacturers across the North West have graduated from Made Smarter’s trailblazing Leading Digital Transformation programme with Manchester Met.
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12th September 2023
Gov launches ‘one-stop-shop’ to help firms cut emissions
Businesses can access free advice and support to reduce their energy bills and cut their carbon emissions via the new government-backed UK Business Climate Hub.
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5th September 2023
Greater Manchester’s most urgent manufacturing skills revealed
Greater Manchester’s new Local Skills Improvement Plan highlights key skils shortages across the city region, including the highest priorities in manufacturing.
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5th September 2023
Manufacturing workers among thousands with new skills through Skills for Growth
Greater Manchester’s Skills for Growth, which was launched to address skills gaps identified by employers in the city region, has now supported 20,000 individuals to gain new skills.
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5th September 2023
1 in 5 importers have altered supply chains due to geopolitical pressures
According to the Institute of Directors, over a third of UK importers feel impacted by geopolitcal pressures, particularly in relation to China, and are subsequently examining their supply chains.
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3rd August 2023
The importance of maintaining a happy workforce
Findings that 90% of manufacturing workers are open to moving jobs is an important reminder to manufacturing firms that investing in your workforce is a vital business strategy.
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3rd August 2023
What the Trans-Pacific trade deal may offer for Greater Manchester manufacturers
The government has formally signed a treaty to join a free trade bloc of 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific, paving the way for new trading relations that could benefit UK manufacturers.
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1st August 2023
EU trade difficulties unchanged, business leaders say
Businesses are finding the trading relationship with the EU as difficult as they did 12 months ago, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD), with SMEs facing challenges ‘across the board’.
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