Nearly half of young people pursuing careers in manufacturing chose this path because of the influence of their school or an employer, with a similar number saying a family member was key to the decision, according to a Made Here Now study. [This article, followed by others in the series, was published in Made Here […]

The factor most likely to propel a young person towards a career in manufacturing or engineering is the influence of a family member. But not far behind come the teachers who inspire fascination with technology, science and the world of making things. [This article was published in Made Here Now on June 29 2021. The […]

Efforts to attract more young people into manufacturing and engineering continue to fall short of what is needed to arrest skills shortages, say academic specialists, following a Made Here Now study of how people move into these careers. [This article was published in Made Here Now on June 15 2021.]  The  research examines the career […]

Brexit has badly damaged the prospects for UK manufacturing, according to a Made Here Now survey in which two-thirds of respondents said leaving the European Union had hurt their business. Just 6 per cent said the impact had been positive. [This article was first published in Made Here Now on October 31 2022.]   The overwhelmingly […]

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union felt to Mark Adams like a big personal and business setback. Adams is managing director and part owner of Vitsoe, a manufacturer based in the Midlands selling modular shelving systems. Its factory is pictured above. [This article was first published in Made Here Now on November 2 […]

For Graeme Hall, the biggest difficulties over Brexit have been over the resulting changes to medical device regulations. “[We have] additional cost for zero benefit. It makes it harder for UK companies to compete and the ultimate cost will end up being paid by customers,” he says. [This article first appeared in Made Here Now.] […]

Britain’s departure from the European Union has given his company a big boost, says Paul Hancock, chairman and owner of Bowman International, a manufacturer of specialised industrial bearings based near Oxford. “It forced our company to look at ourselves,” says Hancock, “and we have performed better as a result.”[This article was first published in Made […]

Brexit has led to unexpected growth opportunities for the Kaizen Institute – helping the consultancy’s UK manufacturing clients unravel some of the worst effects of the change. The photo above show Kaizen staff participating in a shop-floor tutorial. [This article was first published in Made Here Now on November 7 2022.]   Rui Tenreiro, senior partner […]

Brexit has involved unavoidable costs but the long-term benefits for the UK will outweigh the difficulties, says Craig Wright who runs an unorthodox manufacturer and is unafraid to take a minority view.Through his flagship company Wright Industries, Wright owns and manages UK industrial businesses that the former RAF pilot expects to have combined sales in the […]

  Just over 10 years after Made Here Now’s official launch on April 23 2015, the website will shut down on May 15 2025. What follows is more information about the background to this decision plus thanks to the people who have helped the project. The initiative was established to highlight innovation and commercial verve in UK manufacturing. A […]

The new UK Labour government wants to promote growth. Much of this is about boosting high-productivity economic activity. Businesses in manufacturing, as economists and statisticians know, are generally well ahead of those in other sectors when it comes to this measure. They are more likely also to offer high wages and create technical advances that […]

Three former government business secretaries – one each from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats – lined up at the House of Commons recently to say why they thought a UK industrial strategy was necessary. “The MPs found our views surprising,” the former LibDem leader Sir Vince Cable observed later. “What was interesting was the […]