Latest news and announcements from the Manufacturing Growth Programme
UK Manufacturers missing out on profit potential of Robots
New research reveals why the majority of manufacturing SMEs have not adopted robot technology Less than one third of the UK’s SME manufacturers currently use robots – or plan to do so – highlighting a sector where the vast majority of businesses are losing out on the...
UK manufacturers turn to existing people and processes to drive productivity
UK manufacturers are developing their own workforces in response to a chronic shortage of suitable people coming into the sector – a key factor hampering growth aspirations. At the same time a rapidly increasing number of manufacturing firms are seeing turnover and...
Evaluation of the Manufacturing Growth Programme
In April 2019, Warwick Economics & Development Ltd undertook an external evaluation of the Manufacturing Growth Programme, delivered by Economic Growth Solutions between October 2016 and April 2019. To view the full report, click here. Executive Summary The...
Manufacturing Productivity Workshops 2019
Fully Funded Workshops for Manufacturing SMEs... From August 2019, the Manufacturing Growth Programme will be offering over 150 free of charge productivity workshops to manufacturing SMEs across England. The sessions are open to all and only a simple booking away from...
Manufacturers turn to investment in premises and machinery and away from people to grow their business
The number of British SME manufacturers planning to increase staff headcount in the coming months has plummeted to just 30 per cent, its lowest level for a decade, raising crucial questions around growth, productivity and competitiveness for the UK. With this concern...
£11.8m Enhancement to Manufacturing Support
As a result of the successful delivery of an original £10.3m business support programme, SME manufacturers have been given a major boost this week with news that an additional £11.8m of business support has been given to help a further 2,400 companies to grow. The...