SMMT

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Operators with a combined fleet of half a million vehicles in the UK and Europe tested First Hydrogen’s fuel cell-powered vans at a track day held at the Horiba Mira Proving Ground.

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Automotive 118

E&T

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As Wales Tech Week draws closer, visitors can expect digital transformation in manufacturing to be one of the main focuses. Industry Wales is taking the lead on promoting the Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) to Welsh businesses. Across the UK, wages in manufacturing are 12 per cent higher than the average across the economy.

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AU Manufacturing

APRIL 13, 2023

The new Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to ease business operations for UK-registered tech firm SoftIron across Australia and the United Kingdom, enabling it to grow operations and improve its offerings across two of its key geographies.

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Metrology

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Across its Gloucestershire and South Wales sites in the UK, global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has opened applications for 64 apprenticeship roles. The post Renishaw Opens Apprenticeship Places For 2024 appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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SMMT

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Demand for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew for the second year running with UK registrations up 13.5% Truck operators in every UK nation made more vehicle investments, with the vast majority (87.5%) in England, rising by 13.3%. Fleet renewal in Scotland and Wales also grew, by 16.9% of all UK demand respectively.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In March, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to help make the UK a science and technology superpower by the end of the decade, with various investments in upcoming technologies such as AI. Simon Carter, chief executive at British Land, said: “There should be no limit to the ambitions of the UK life sciences sector.

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Fit 110

Metrology

OCTOBER 6, 2022

KLA Corporation has announced plans to build a new research-and-development and manufacturing center for the SPTS division, in Newport, Wales, UK. The post KLA Announces New R&D and Manufacturing Facility in Wales appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Manufacturing 59

E&T

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the UK, a Thatcham Research 2022 survey found that 73 per cent of UK motorists recognise the potential benefits of emerging automated driving technology. Japan has stated its goal to allow Level 4 vehicles in 50 locations within three years.

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Automation Automotive 98

MEM

MAY 3, 2023

Innovative packaging supplier, Wipak UK , welcomed several Mid Wales-based businesses to its site in Welshpool on Friday 28 April to mark the UN’s ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’. Ceri Stephens, Group Manager at the Mid Wales Manufacturing Group, said: “Everyone has the right to go to work and come home safe.

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Manufacturing 52

MEM

MAY 2, 2023

Innovative packaging supplier , Wipak UK, welcomed several Mid Wales-based businesses to its site in Welshpool on Friday 28 April to mark the UN’s ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’. Ceri Stephens, Group Manager at the Mid Wales Manufacturing Group, said: “Everyone has the right to go to work and come home safe.

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Manufacturing 52

E&T

MARCH 17, 2023

The programme will award grants over the next 12 months to businesses and organisations in Wales to maintain and develop new partnerships, networks and collaborations with important regions and nations in the rest of Europe.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Electric vehicles have become increasingly popular on UK roads, with charging stations being built in supermarket car parks and schemes available to add a charging port to your home. For fully electric vehicles, Wales has the highest increase in private ownership, with 210%. are in Wales and only 1% are in Northern Ireland.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Most 5G in the UK is using non-standalone because it is cheaper and quicker to roll out. According to Vodafone, Scotland, Wales, East Anglia, Cumbria and the South-West are the worst-performing areas of Britain for connectivity.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses had ‘planned to build two new plants’ The clean room in Newport, south Wales, is the size of a football field, but in the industry they call it a ballroom.

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Robotics Robotics Manufacturing 69

MEM

MAY 18, 2023

The new 900 m2 facility, based in Ebbw Vale, is in striking distance of south Wales and south west England industrial hotspots, meaning TFC can more easily help local manufacturers drive productivity, profitability and growth through TFC VMI supply chain solutions.

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Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing 52

SMMT

MAY 17, 2023

UK new HGV registrations rose by 17.1% SEE HGV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE UK demand for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.1% SEE HGV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE UK demand for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.1% of the UK market. respectively.

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Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing 119

E&T

DECEMBER 14, 2022

fund for projects which are located across the UK in a bid to bolster the UK’s growing satellite launch sector. Start-up Magdrive will receive £250,000 to further development on its Magdrive kick-stage for launch, which will allow satellites launched from the UK to reach higher altitudes and new orbits.

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Supply Chain Composites Manufacturing 105

E&T

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using research from The Circuit, which aims to map all public access defibrillators in the UK, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is, on average, a round trip of over a mile away. In 2022, there were 20,557 deaths due to acute myocardial infarction (or heart attack) in England and Wales.

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E&T

MARCH 17, 2023

Planning and solutions were my trade, and politics in the UK, especially recently, is buffeted from one news story to the next. They intend innovation to be a major enabler for Wales that will deliver outcomes such as improved health and wellbeing, high-skilled jobs, and prosperity for all. We also have play to our strengths.

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Fit Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing 63

E&T

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Although the guidelines are unique to Scotland, the code sits alongside frameworks that are being developed throughout the rest of the UK. The Metropolitan Police and the South Wales Police are some of the forces that have been known to use these technologies.

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Compliance 101

MEM

JULY 7, 2023

Miho Inaba, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Language in collaboration with Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) , successfully hosted the highly anticipated Japanese Speech Contest for Cardiff University students. As a business that prioritises values and behaviours over qualifications, Sony UK TEC finds a strong alignment with this contest.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing 52

E&T

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The UK is investing £88m in research and development projects in the connectivity and telecoms sector to ensure the country is not “ overly reliant on any one form of technology”, the government has announced. The announcement coincides with Vodafone beginning Open RAN equipment installation at 2,500 sites in Wales and south-west England.

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Form 105

SMMT

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

HGV operators in every UK nation continue to make vehicle investments, the vast majority (87.7%) in England in Q3, with registrations up 13.9% Truck fleet renewal in Scotland and Wales rose by 16.5% Tipper registrations declined, however, down -9.7% compared with a strong third quarter in 2022. to 10,109 units.

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Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing 126

E&T

MAY 3, 2023

A second plant has been proposed as part of plans to help the government’s ambition for the UK to meet up to a quarter of its electricity needs with nuclear energy by 2050. Many of these jobs would be highly skilled and long-term, some of which would have benefited from experience working at UK nuclear sites Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain 105

i4.0 today

AUGUST 10, 2022

According to the UK Government: Cybersecurity Breaches Survey 2022 half of small businesses (48%) and six in 10 medium-sized businesses (59%) report having been impacted by some kind of cyber breach or attack in the last 12 months [1]. . Indeed, new cybercrime incidents are reported every day by UK businesses.

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Supply Chain Robotics Robotics Manufacturing 52

E&T

JULY 19, 2023

The Indian conglomerate has confirmed its plans to invest £4bn in the gigafactory, which has been described as “the most important investment in the UK automotive sector since Nissa’s arrival in the 1980s. It is certainly the biggest UK car investment for 40 years. The project will also receive an unnamed amount of public funding.

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Automotive Manufacturing 98

E&T

MARCH 7, 2023

The projects supported by the UK's Enabling Space Exploration fund c ould revolutionise the ability to journey deeper into space – including travel to Mars – safely and efficiently, the agency said. is a global ambition that has been growing since humanity’s first forays into space in the 1950s," said Dr Paul Bate, CEO of the UK Space Agency.

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Supply Chain 105

E&T

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The team of researchers, based in north Wales, have been working in partnership with Rolls Royce to develop a source of energy that could sustain long stays on the Earth’s satellite. Nuclear space power is anticipated to create new skilled jobs across the UK to support the burgeoning UK space economy, which is said to be worth £16bn.

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Sourcing 110

E&T

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Stricter limits on the amount of ‘forever chemicals’ permitted in drinking water in the UK should be significantly changed to mirror those of other countries, the institution has said. Water UK said the country’s water companies treat and distribute “the best drinking water in the world”, adhering to the “high standards set by regulators”.

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Sourcing 79

E&T

MAY 12, 2023

The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, has called for the appointment of a dedicated Digital Exclusion minister, who would be given direct government responsibility for a new strategy to close the gap between areas.

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E&T

JUNE 7, 2023

Ofgem welcomes this mandate, which brings us in line with the UK government’s legal obligations and, for the first time, directly links consumers’ interests to specific net-zero targets. Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK, said: “We’re glad that the government has seen sense on this. It is at the heart of everything we do.

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SMMT

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations climb by 30.1% New UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 30.1% Across the UK nations, HGV deliveries varied considerably but most noted increases. to 10,034 units in Q3. Best third quarter since 2017, driven by demand for artic trucks, up 53.1%, and rigids, up 15.8%.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 135

E&T

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Those eligible for support include families in council tax bands A to D in England, and A to E in Scotland and Wales, with an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below. That’s why we are helping families with extra support to make their homes warmer, while saving hundreds on energy costs.”

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E&T

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

UK Business Secretary Grant Shapps has ordered Nexperia to sell its majority stake in Newport Wafer Fab, the Welsh semiconductor firm it acquired for £63m. . Toni Versluijs, Nexperia’s UK country manager, said the decision was wrong and that the company plans to appeal. “We We are genuinely shocked,” he said in a statement.

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SMMT

AUGUST 16, 2023

SEE HGV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The UK market for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.2% to account for more than eight in 10 (86.6%) UK deliveries. respectively, while deliveries in Wales fell by -7.5% Double-digit growth for rigid and articulated trucks, with volumes up 12.5%

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

E&T

AUGUST 30, 2023

Given the sluggish pace at which the government is rolling out new chargers, the UK is expected to miss its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023.

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Sourcing 98

E&T

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Crown Estate has signed deals with four energy companies to build offshore wind farms that could help decarbonise the UK's energy grid. Three of the projects are off the coast of North Wales, Cumbria and Lancashire and the other three are in the North Sea, off Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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Supply Chain 115