General articles on manufacturing

Welcome to your Manufacturing newsletter

Johnathan Dudley's word of welcome to the new Manufacturing Community newsletter.

How multichannel can power productivity for UK manufacturers

The UK's productivity problems have been making headlines again recently — with figures indicating that productivity rose just 0.5% in the past year. For manufacturers, this presents a real concern.

ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor - Q4: Manufacturing & Engineering sector

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Confidence among companies in the Manufacturing & Engineering sector has fallen below the UK average for the first time since Q1 2016.

Public procurement review service marketing pack

Help make it easier for SMEs to sell to the government by using the Public Procurement Review Service. The Public Procurement Review service, renamed from the Mystery Shopper Service, allows companies to review their experiences of selling to the public sector. This aligns to the Government’s aspiration for 33% of private business spending to be utilised on SMEs by 2022.The service is free to use, anonymous and can help assist companies in unblocking late payments owed. To date the service have has filed 1500 cases, between 180 and 200 in each year of operation. Additionally, it has helped facilitate over £5 million of late payments.

ICAEW Business Opinion - Export research 2018

A survey of senior business professionals.

ICAEW visits Farnborough Airshow

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Michael Mychajluk of Jaguar Land Rover, Chair of ICAEW Manufacturing Community and Johnathan Dudley, Head of Manufacturing Business at Crowe, visited Farnborough International Air show (FIA) as guests of ADS Group Ltd.

The Manufacturer research report: Connected and intelligent

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The route to smarter manufacturing for SMEs

Authorised Economic Operator status

Information on Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification with links to a selection of external resources that can help you assess whether this is an appropriate option for your company

ICAEW Manufacturing Community visit Rolls Royce

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Members of the Manufacturing Community had a chance to visit Rolls-Royce’ Learning and Development Centre in October, both for an industry update and a tour of one of the workshops.

ICAEW Manufacturing Group visit JCB

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The ICAEW Manufacturing Group attended an event at the JCB World Headquarters on 22 June to learn about one of the most recognizable manufacturing brands in the World. Manufacturing committee member Johnathan Dudley provides an account of their visit.