Economy

Help SWMAS uncover UK manufacturing from an SME perspective… What is the ongoing impact of current economic factors, could artificial intelligence and high performance computing positively impact the UK manufacturing sector? The Manufacturing Barometer is the UK’s largest quarterly survey of small and medium sized manufacturers, designed to capture the views and challenges of the small […]

Make UK have released their 10th annual Regional Manufacturing Outlook report for 2024, in partnership with BDO. Using Make UK’s quarterly data, it examines the contribution of manufacturing to the economies of every English region and devolved nation.  This year’s edition finds the North East of England again producing the best results for output volumes

‘The True Impact of UK Manufacturing’ shows industry is worth £518bn and supports 7.3million UK jobs directly and across the supply chains/communities it operates in.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (Monday 4 March) announced a significant investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors, as part of the government’s plan to grow the economy, boost health resilience and support jobs across the UK