MAS Yorkshire & Humber’s Manufacturing Convention next month should not be missed.

Under the banner ‘Looking to the Future in Manufacturing’, an invaluable day of learning is promised.

You will be able to:

1. Pick up practical tips and advice from local companies and respected business leaders

2. Network with over 200 members of the local manufacturing community

3. Take away ideas about how to capitalise on potential opportunities for…

It’s often said that the UK media tends to be interested only in publishing bad news. A theory we might have subscribed to after three years of knocking on the Look North door in Leeds with a stream of Leeds Manufacturing good news tales that were scoring in the Financial and Sunday Times and on Working Lunch.

So it’s hats off to Harry, Christa and the gang for recently highlighting…

Specialising in quality textiles for 226 years, Pudsey-based Hainsworth boasts a unique success story with the eighth generation of the family still heading affairs.

Much of the North’s prosperity is rooted in its rich heritage of textile manufacturing. Despite the challenges of recent years, some companies such as Hainsworth are proving able to adapt and carve out a place for themselves in 21^st century commerce. From its origins in…