British manufacturing: all fired up but underfinanced?
Posted by davidb on 09 Aug 2011
Filed under: UK economy, UK manufcturing
9 August 2011
Do you think the government is doing enough to support UK manufacturing? Find out what business secretary Vince Cable and shadow secretary John Denhma have to say on the subject in the new Financial Times video Firing up British manufacturing. As the government attempts to rebalance the UK economy towards manufacturing, debate arounf industrial policy
Manufacturing drives UK economic growth
Posted by davidb on 06 Jun 2011
Filed under: Manufacturing, UK economy
6 June 2011
Britain’s manufacturers are continuing to drive UK economic growth on the back of export-led demand, with manufacturers optimistic about growth prospects in the short term, according to the second quarter 2011 Manufacturing Outlook survey published today by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and BDO LLP. The survey shows output and orders balances turned out as strong
William Cook Holdings to invest £5 million in Leeds manufacturing site
Posted by davidb on 18 May 2011
Filed under: Leeds Manufacturing News, Manufacturing, Recruitment, UK economy
18 May 2011
The verdict is still out on the prospects for the UK economy, according to Andrew Cook, chairman of William Cook Holdings, interviewed this week in the Yorkshire Post. But he is confident about the future for the family-owned steel castings manufacturer, which is investing £5 million in its Leeds site and expects to create up
Fewer administrations point to recovery but advisers warn of softening demand
Posted by Guest Blogger on 13 May 2011
Filed under: Manufacturing, UK economy
13 May 2011
Posted by guest blogger, David Raistrick UK manufacturing industry leader for Deloitte, based in Leeds The number of manufacturing companies falling into administration in the first quarter of this year declined by 18 per cent to 86 compared with 105 in the same period last year, according to research by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Under pressure: report highlights how business is responding to increasing cost pressures
Posted by davidb on 20 Apr 2011
Filed under: Leeds, Manufacturing, UK economy
20 April 2011
More than half of businesses in Leeds, York and North Yorkshire are under serious pressure to increase prices as a result of rising overheads, fuel and raw material costs according to research carried out by Leeds University Business School. But, aware of the potential impact on their competitiveness, rather than passing price rises on to
PMI Reports Strong March Performance
Posted by Duncan Greenwood on 11 Apr 2011
Filed under: Manufacturing, UK economy
11 April 2011
Continued improved regional business conditions are marked in the latest Lloyds TSB Yorkshire and the Humber Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report, despite rising raw materials cost increases continuing to affect the private sector. According to the report, both input and new business increased strongly during the month with new orders growth the fastest since April
Turner prizes investment, exports and technical skills
Posted by davidb on 22 Mar 2011
Filed under: Manufacturing, UK economy
22 March 2011
Recession, according to economist Dennis Turner, is the time when even those people who had no intention of paying you stop buying. The most recent recession may be over and, while those who still have no intention of paying may be placing orders again, the more serious issue the economy faces is how we are
Manufacturing flavour of the month?
Posted by davidb on 18 Mar 2011
Filed under: Leeds Manufacturing News, UK economy
18 March 2011
Suddenly, everyone is listening to the region’s manufacturers. FT’s manufacturing editor Peter Marsh was recently in Leeds, meeting over dinner with a group of manufacturers to find out more about how the sector is performing and the key issues it is facing. Before that representatives of the sector had been invited to meet the ‘shadow monetary
Please sir, the weather shrank my economy!
Posted by davidb on 27 Jan 2011
Filed under: Automotive, Engineering, Manufacturing, UK economy
27 January 2011
Adverse weather conditions had a major impact on the UK economy in the last quarter, according to media pundits and economists. Why has snow hit the economy so badly this winter and how come manufacturing bucked the trend?