http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/indexes/categorybrowsekk.html Industrial Development Agencies and services latest news on Manufacturingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 A world-class manufacturing learning centre in Peterborough has received a GBP 750,000 funding boost to enable it to expand its facility and extend its skills offering. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT East Of England Development Agency http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/eav/eav102.html UK Trade and Investment has helped a manufacturing company to commercialise innovative airborne nanoparticle detection technology to gain a prestigious overseas sale. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT UK Trade and Investment http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ukt/ukt112.html Thanks to advice from the UK's Manufacturing Advisory Service, a manufacturer of ultrasonic testing equipment for the power generation and aerospace industries has improved its performance. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service - East Midlands http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui109.html Encouraged by an impressive network of specialised R and D centres, leading truck manufacturing and automotive supply companies are continuing to make big investments in France. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT French Technology Press Bureau http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fen/fen151.html French Agency for International Business Development, UbiFrance, said that sime 50 French plastics companies will be exhibiting at the German at K 2007 plastics manufacturing exhibition. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT UbiFrance http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ubi/ubi100.html To meet increasing demand for hemp in, for example, manufacture of automotive door panels, Hemcore is to build a GBP 3.6 million industrial hemp processing facility near Halesworth in Suffolk, UK. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT East Of England Development Agency http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/eav/eav101.html The UK government has amalgamated its Department of Trade and Industry with the Better Regulation Executive to form he Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT DTI http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dti/dti118.html Two employee NEPA Change Agents, implemented workforce training, management development, scrap reduction and waste levels at a UK mill roll casting plant. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT One NorthEast http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ogt/ogt111.html Two appointments by UK regional development agency One NorthEast are aimed at continuing the effort to save businesses money while protecting the environment. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT One NorthEast http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ogt/ogt110.html Key Precision is on course for a GBP500,000 annual turnover less than three years after starting up, after a sliding head investment supported by an Advantage West Midlands grant. Wed, 09 May 2007 08:00:00 UT Advantage West Midlands http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aih/aih101.html According to Venture Development, the Americas is the largest market for wireline and wireless intrinsically safe devices and equipment. Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT Venture Development Corp http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vev/vev100.html The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has launched the Manufacturing Framework document, which lays out aims to increase the profits of the region's 18,000 manufacturers. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT East Of England Development Agency http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/eav/eav100.html In the UK, Excellence North West has partnered in Yorkshire and the North East to form a body which helps businesses to improve their performance in all areas of their operation. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Excellence North West http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/exb/exb101.html The UK's successful Manufacturing Advisory Service will offer all small and medium sized manufacturing firms up to four days free advice from April next year. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service - West Midlands http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mfa/mfa106.html An 18 month trial will begin in April 2007 to establish whether the installation of copper surfaces will kill MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Copper Development Association http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpp/cpp114.html UK manufacturing advisory service has helped a precision engineering parts maker to acquire ISO9001 certification for the design and manufacture of precision engineered components. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT MAS-East http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mut/mut102.html MEIRG, with MEP Glenis Wilmot, has put before the European Parliament the results of its pilot redeployment initiative to 'help secure the future of engineering'. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT MEIRG http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mtf/mtf100.html Sometimes referred to as the 'Business Oscars', the 2007 North of England Business Excellence Awards are open to private companies wishing to improve their performance. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Excellence North West http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/exb/exb100.html Thanks to support it's received from a UK manufacturing advisory service, an aerospace subcontractor has secured a surer future and is gaining more orders. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui108.html More and more people are opting to live the life of a freelance worker as businesses choose to 'flex' their skills needs. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT People4business.com http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pqs/pqs101.html Support from a UK manufacturing advisory service is helping an aerospace subcontractor to gain enviromental credentials - regarded as soon to be compulsory in this sector. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui106.html Following advice from a UK regional manufacturing consultancy, a manufacture of food industry plastics netting has recorded massive output increase and is taking on more employees. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui105.html Manufacturing advisory service examined operations at a window making factory and was able to help it reorganise to raise productivity by one-fifth. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui104.html A UK development agency has assisted a manufacturer of leather bellows to diversify into new industries and is now taking on the world of rail with ground breaking composite materials. Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Advantage West Midlands http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aih/aih100.html The main benefits of an UK agency's support have been to enable a food manufacturer to consider a fully automated assembly process for a self-heating can. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui103.html The London Development Agency is investing almost GBP 3 million in the UK capital city's recycling industry, including reprocessing and remanufacturing. Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT London Development Agency http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/frd/frd103.html A UK government's Department of Trade and Industry report is urging manufacturers to invest in new product development in order to remain competitive globally. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT DTI http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dti/dti116.html Yacht-building company has increased its productivity by over 25% in the last few months, thanks to support from the DTI Manufacturing Advisory Service. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT MAS-East http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mut/mut101.html UK government support is helping a manufacturer develop a bearing that will help the oil companies to put their pipes on seabeds 5km down - a pressure of around 27,000 lb/in2. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT Manufacturing Advisory Service (East Midlands) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mui/mui102.html More UK engineering SMEs will have access to the TAP scheme, which will provide access to GBP 10 million of funds, to help them access more difficult but rapidly expanding markets. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT Engineering Industries Association http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/enu/enu104.html