South West & Wales Manufacturing

Celebrating the best of Wales and South West England’s Manufacturing industries. #SWWMfg #MadeInSWW #WelshMfg #CymruMfg #MadeInWales #MadeInTheSouthWest

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

Manufacturing matters. The UK's thriving automotive sector, comprising dozens of OEMs and more than 2,500 suppliers, accounts for 10% of total UK exports and employs almost 800,000 people.

Automotive-related manufacturing contributes £67 billion turnover and £14 billion value added to the UK economy, and typically invests around £3 billion each year in R&D.

Tata, Ford, Bentley Motors, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis have already pledged to invest £22.98 billion in the UK as they switch to electric vehicle production.

UK car production soared 11.7% in the first half of the year to 450,168 units with June – up 16.2% – the fifth consecutive month of growth, and commercial vehicle production increased by 16% in the same six-month period, with 58,675 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving British factories - 67.0% up on pre-pandemic 2019 volumes.

This growth is set to continue throughout the rest of the year, on the back of new model activity and, notably, the expected opening of Stellantis' electric van production facility in Ellesmere Port following a £100 million investment programme. #UKmfg

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

Designed, developed and built in Britain, JCB's £100 million hydrogen engine development programme recently celebrated a major milestone when the 50th engine rolled off the production line. #UKmfg🇬🇧

[High Value Manufacturing Catapult @HVM_Catapult]

Today we're celebrating #IWD2023 🎉

We'd like to take this opportunity to share some of the great work our #SME Lead, Leah Rider, is doing to help SMEs on their journey to #NetZero 🚀

Hear from Leah in the clip below.

#oneHVMC #WomeninSTEM

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

BUILT IN BRITAIN: This is how a truck is built at the Leyland Assembly Plant in Lancashire - one of Europe’s most advanced assembly facilities. More than 1,000 people are employed at the PACCAR-owned firm’s 86-acre site. #UKmfg🇬🇧

[Make UK @MakeUK_]

CEO, Stephen Phipson, CBE with our apprentice winners of the evening! Congratulations, and thank you for memorable evening 🖤 #mfgdinner

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

What are the headwinds that could hold back productivity growth in the future? @klaas_econ from @Conferenceboard discusses some on the latest #productivitypuzzles podcast episode.
- Aging population
- Inequality
- Environmental regulations

🎧 https://t.co/axUxOgbFov 🎧

[Thrings Solicitors @ThringsLaw]

The Government has set out ambitious targets to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 – but developers will need to act now. Here’s what developers need to know: https://t.co/TKzTLRtU2J

[BDO Manufacturing @BDOManufacture]

Registration is open for our 2023 Manufacturing Outlook webinar series with @MakeUK_. Join our quarterly webinars for the latest insights and trends in #UKmanufacturing. Register here: https://t.co/XzGVLTzsn8 #manufacturing #ukmfg

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

Under construction in Northamptonshire, Aston Martin's new £200 million F1 factory is scheduled to open next year. The 400,000 sq ft campus will be the new home of the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ team. #UKmfg🇬🇧

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

EXPORT WIN: British manufacturer Osbit has completed work on a new subsea trenching vehicle for offshore and marine services company Jan De Nul. The Northumberland-based firm's 'Swordfish' trencher has been shipped to Belgium for mobilisation and installation. #UKmfg🇬🇧

[Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre @TheAMRC]

🏆 | Big congratulations to @ITMPowerPlc for taking home the #Manufacturing Award (Sponsored by @sheffielduni @TheAMRC) at tonight's #SYSustainability22 awards.

[The MTC @the_MTC_org]

We are pleased to announce @BPPGroup are a bronze sponsor for the upcoming AI for Manufacturing event held at MTC on 21st June.

To find out more about BPP, sign up today for AI for Manufacturing 2022 https://t.co/u2PGfYtP18

#ArtificialIntelligence #Manufacturing #UKMFG

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

British and Indian businesses will confirm more than £1 billion in new investments and export deals today including:
▪️TVS Motors: £100m investment in Norton Motorcycles, 300 jobs
▪️Switch Mobility: New electric bus R&D centre
▪️Tevva: New £50m truck factory, 500 jobs
#UKmfg🇬🇧

[Lombard @Lombard]

Discover how Sleepeezee’s and Lombard’s joint passion for sustainability is helping this innovative business to grow.

https://t.co/RWMZmRampR

#sustainability #innovation

[Airbus Space @AirbusSpace]

#ThrowbackThursday to Nov 2018 when we shipped the 1st European Service Module, the powerhouse that will propel @NASA_Orion, for the #Artemis mission.
🔜 final pre-launch tests for @NASAArtemis.
Moon, we are coming! 🚀
#ForwardtotheMoon #ExploreFarther #OrionESM @NASA_SLS

[Lombard @Lombard]

Last week’s spring statement saw the Chancellor offer businesses and consumers a fuel duty cut of 5p a litre. More detail on what the full statement means for business is here on our Business Hub: https://t.co/x4l2xERfnl

#fuelduty #fuelcosts

[South West & Wales Manufacturing @SWWMfg]

Bentley Motors is to build its first electric car at its Crewe plant as part of a wider £2.5 billion investment programme.

#Manufacturing #Automotive #UKmfg #Production #UKmanufacturing #Investment

[Made in Britain @MadeinBritainGB]

What is the best way to help determine the ideal selling price for your products?

In our last #MadeinBritain LinkedIn poll we asked this question. The results were:

53%: Market research
24%: Competitor analysis
20%: Running costs
3%: Other

#UKMFG #BritishManufacturing

[JCB @JCBmachines]

First of a kind. Our first ever #JCB Purchasing Apprentice, Callum Hellaby, completed his apprenticeship and now joins us as a full-time Buyer. Discover more: https://t.co/Ye0L4482pX. #NationalApprenticeWeek #NAW2022

[South West & Wales Manufacturing @SWWMfg]

Impressive @versarien 👏 #ukmfg

[Versarien® plc @versarien]

People sometimes accuse technology companies of taking too long , this machine was only commissioned last week and is working today