What is now revealed to have been the deep recession of the first quarter of 2009 drove up industry’s wage costs by more than ten per cent year-on-year, while profitability sank to a 17-year low.
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Government departments and industrialists should combine to enable British industry to play a critical role in re-balancing the economy after the implosion of financial services.
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After another troubled week for UK production firms, Howard Wheeldon, senior strategist at BGC Solutions, has accused the Government of failing to get the message on manufacturing.
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One of the region’s most important manufacturers is to lose the services of William Hague as a director, after Tory leader David Cameron ordered his Shadow Cabinet to abandon all outside interests.
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One of the region’s most important manufacturers is to lose the services of William Hague as a director, after Tory leader David Cameron ordered his Shadow Cabinet to abandon all outside interests.
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Manufacturers need to be tactical in their approach to supply chain management in order to survive and thrive in the downturn, according to an industry expert at Deloitte.
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One of JCB’s newest business ventures is celebrating its biggest-ever order after securing a deal from a leading international hire company worth almost £500,000.
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A Warwickshire manufacturer has secured £500,000 funding to help boost its exports to Europe and the USA, as part of a plan to double turnover by 2012.
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Wilting export orders have taken the gloss off signs that British industry might have come through the worst of the recession – although steadier demand at home is cushioning the blow.
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