Manufacturing
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One of the UK’s leading manufacturing outsourcing specialists has appointed a new CEO to lead its global expansion. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), which works with many of the world’s leading machinery builders, has named Pinaki Banerjee as Chief Executive Officer, with well-known industrial leader Tony Hague stepping down to pursue a purely commercial…
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Stuart Thompson of ABB Electrification Service warns against replacement culture. Intelligent asset optimisation is proving far more effective than wholesale replacement — cutting emissions by half, slashing maintenance costs, and extending asset lifespans by decades.
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Rhopoint Components Ltd. a specialist technical distributor of precision electronic components and sensors is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary in September 2025. Since its founding in 1975, the company has established a reputation for design-led distribution, delivering engineering solutions that meet the most demanding requirements across aerospace, oil, gas, EV, automotive, medical, energy and…
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Corplex has launched a closed-loop recycling system for its Correx® boards and AkyPak® packaging. The process, anchored by a £multi-million deinking facility in Gloucester, cuts carbon emissions by 500 tonnes annually and transforms printed polypropylene media into high-quality recycled material.
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Corplex – the only manufacturer of Correx® – has partnered with Global Media and The Delta Group to create an innovative closed-loop recycling system for out-of-home (OOH) media. At the centre of the project is Corplex’s new multi-million-pound 22,000 sq ft deinking facility at its Gloucester site. The system is designed for outdoor signage mounted…
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In this article, David Cullern, Group VP Key Accounts at Rubix, explores how European manufacturers are navigating the challenges of unplanned downtime and highlights the findings of Rubix’s Uptime Index – a health check for the European manufacturing industry. Uptime is a key performance measure in the manufacturing industry. It directly influences profitability, operational efficiency,…
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The employer-led Board of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has unveiled its new strategy, Leading Industry Learning, outlining how it will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth. The strategy sets out a five-year plan, from 2026 to 2030, to develop the skills needed for the delivery of critical infrastructure projects,…
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Nine in ten manufacturing workers report wasted time daily. The new data shows dissatisfaction, lost productivity, and weak adoption of technology across British industry.
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A CPiO study reveals how US trade tariffs are stalling sales, straining supply chains, and forcing UK manufacturers and logistics providers to rethink resilience strategies.
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Industrial operators can scale up data capacity and maintain cybersecurity with Schneider Electric’s robust I/O solutions Schneider Electric has introduced the new Modicon Edge I/O Network Terminal Slice (NTS) as a future-ready platform that helps end users reduce unplanned downtime, simplify maintenance operations, and scale up data infrastructure to meet growing demand. As operations become…
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