Introduction Standards are an agreed way of doing something. They are documents which contain technical specifications or other precise criteria, which are designed to be used consistently as a rule, guideline or definition. Consequently, standards ensure the quality and consistency of products and services and allow consumers to have confidence that their products are safe, […]

2024 – A year of decision 2024 will almost certainly see a General Election and the MTA is already engaging with the parties to help them understand what manufacturers need as they draw up their manifestos for the next five years. Manufacturers have had to deal with a lot in the last five years. The […]

Qimtek operates a clearing house for contract manufacturing and their Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) tracks the purchasing budget of companies that are looking to outsource manufacturing work.  They report that 2024’s activity was -23% lower than the year before due mainly to uncertainty from the election and budget, with the new US President not helping […]

Manufacturing is having a far greater impact on the UK economy than first thought according to a major new report released today. ‘The True Impact of UK Manufacturing’, which will be unveiled at MACH 2024 in Birmingham later, shows industry is worth £518billion and supports 7.3million UK jobs directly and across the supply chains/communities it […]