The CBI is calling for the Government to target 5% annual growth in the manufacturing sector as part of wide ranging proposals to secure the future of the sector set out in a new report published today.

British manufacturing continues to report strong trading conditions with indicators for output remaining at record levels for the third quarter in succession, according to the fourth quarter…

Leeds textile manufacturer Hainsworth has racked up a £1 million order for China’s booming piano manufacuturing industry and expanding pool and snooker markets.

One of Yorkshire’s oldest textile companies has invested in a brand new manufacturing plant in Guiseley, Leeds. The move is part of a growing trend towards bringing overseas production back to the UK.

Laxtons specialist yarns, both Worsted and Fancy, are now being manufactured at the new production facility, believed to be the first factory of its kind to be set up here in the UK for 25 years.

All…

SOURCING products from manufacturers in Yorkshire instead of looking overseas could save companies thousands of pounds a year, according to Ian Williams, Chamber of Commerce chief.

UK Manufacturing recorded its strongest growth for 23 years in March, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. Manufacturing output grew by 2.3% in March – the sharpest rise since 1987 – strengthening growth within the wider economy and suggesting that the recovery is more secure than previously thought.

The rise in output has been driven by a…

Former Trade Minister Lord Jones has sounded alarm bells ringing with his concerns about the number of foreign-sourced components being used in UK manufacturing and a warning that government should make the future of manufacturing sector a main priority.

According to Lord Jones, action is urgently required to ensure continued investment and maintain skills levels if the sector is to be sustainable in the long term. He argues that all…

Good to see the role of manufacturing in Leeds promoted in an all-party Westminster Hall debate secured by Leeds West MP John Battle, who pointed out the city’s outstanding contribution to regional and national economies.

He was supported by Pudsey MP Paul Truswell, who highlighted the continued success manufacturing in the city and referred to four companies in his own constituency: A W Hainsworth, ATB Morley, Airedale International…

A little over three years ago, we launched our Leeds Manufacturing media relations campaign and it has met with conspicuous success, achieving media coverage far and wide.

This is not so much due to our skills in recording the continued progress of the city as a centre of manufacturing excellence, but more to the rich and innovative variation of companies and their products.

In a recent tour of…