Smart investment by uniform company
Posted by davidb on 14 Mar 2013
Filed under: Textiles
14 March 2013
School uniform manufacturer and online retailer Perry Uniform has expanded its Leeds operation with the help of a £10,000 grant from Leeds City Council’s business growth fund. Based in West Leeds, the company has grown rapidly since it was bought out of administration by current ownerBernard Bunting, achieving 31% average growth per annum in each
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Manufacturers expecting output growth despite volatility in financial markets
Posted by davidb on 28 Sep 2011
Filed under: Brewing, Engineering, Manufacturing, UK manufcturing
28 September 2011
UK manufacturers predict that production will continue to grow over the next three months despite order book levels slackening during September, according to the latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey from the CBI. Of 470 manufacturers surveyed, 22% described total orders as above normal, and 31% said they were below. The CBI says the resulting balance
What’s a grommet? Reports point to happier new year for UK manufacturing
Posted by Duncan Greenwood on 07 Jan 2011
Filed under: Manufacturing
7 January 2011
The year 2010 ended with job vacancies in Yorkshire and the Humber 16.6% ahead of the previous year, according to work placement company Working Links (Yorkshire Post 29 January 2010). Job vacancies now stand at 244,000 – 2000 up on the previous three months, says the report, with energy leading the growth in vacancies and
Strong Nerves Pay Off
Posted by Duncan Greenwood on 11 Jan 2010
Filed under: Brewing, Engineering
11 January 2010
Strong nerves are needed when the tough get going, but if the nerves hold, the pay-off can be well worth the effort. New Year proof of the effectiveness of this approach comes from brewing equipment manufacturer Microdat, a company that has continued to invest and develop new products through the recession. The firm’s current order