Friday Brief 16/06/2023

Good afternoon and welcome to this week’s Friday Brief! It is with great sadness we learnt of the passing of the Kitagawa Chairman, Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland – who many will have known as Tertius. We know many members will have known Tertius and join us in send condolences his family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time.

In other news, We have received a Call For Evidence from the newly formed Business and Trade Committee of the Business and Trade Department (formerly DIT). We are a valued partner of UK Government and are pleased to have been selected to give our views. Please let us have your comments on the questions below and find out more in the story.

As the summer season arrives with its warm embrace, it’s important to ensure your employees well-being and stay informed about the potential risks associated with excessive heat. Our associate member Citation have put together this free beginner’s guide to heat stress in the workplace. Download your free guide below.

This month’s standards booklet has been released. You can download it below and read points on the information that is included.

If you’re exhibiting or visiting Automation UK next week, make sure you stop by stand E35 to say hi to the MTA team who will be at the exhibition. The event is taking place next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Coventry Arena. Automation UK is designed specifically for businesses operating in the automation and robotics markets and will highlight the importance of robotics and systems integration to the future growth of the UK economy. Find a link to the registration page in the story below.

With the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) charging £166 per hour for any interventions they have to make when inspecting your business, can you afford to slip up when it comes to Health & Safety? When you sign up for Citation’s services you get these kinds of visits annually to check you’re on the right track. Check out more details below.

This week saw the output data for April in both the UK and EU with mixed outcomes; the April figure fell for the UK but increased in the EU, although this is partly a reaction to the March figures which moved in the opposite direction in both cases. Interestingly, despite the weakness in output overall in the UK, the capital goods sub-sector showed an improvement both here and in Europe. This is largely driven by a recovery in the automotive industry which is running counter to the general trend thanks to order backlogs being worked through now that component supplies are improving. We also take a look at the latest UK monthly GDP figure which continue to be affected by the relative levels of strikes from month to month.

We had hoped to complete the MTA Business Survey for April this week but it is now looking like early next week. This means that there is still time for you to let us have your input via the online form at www.mta.org.uk/mta-business-survey-may23. We hope you can find a few minutes to complete those which are relevant to you.

That concludes the Friday Brief For today! Thank you for keeping up to date with us and we hope yu have a wonderful sunny weekend!

MTA AND EIA MEMBERS CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON EXPORT BY GOVERNMENT

We have received a Call For Evidence from the newly formed Business and Trade Committee of the Business and Trade Department (formerly DIT). We are a valued partner of UK Government and are pleased to have been selected to give our views. Please let us have your comments on the questions below. Deadline for acceptance […]

Summer is here but what does that mean for you?

As the summer season arrives with its warm embrace, it’s important to ensure your employees well-being and stay informed about the potential risks associated with excessive heat. It’s not just a concern for people outside in the sun doing manual work – heat stress can strike those working in offices, factories, bakeries, and travelling in […]

Standards Booklet updated – June / 2023

Please find a link below to Standards Update Booklet which provides the following information: · The BSI committees the MTA attends · The standards under revision in each committee · The development stage of each standard under revision. • MTA Standards booklet – June 2023.pdf This document is updated and distributed every 3 months. It […]

MTA at Automation UK

FREE Health & Safety health check from Citation

With the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) charging £166 per hour for any interventions they have to make when inspecting your business, can you afford to slip up when it comes to Health & Safety? Probably not. That’s why our Associate Member, Citation, are giving you a chance to win a free Health & Safety […]

ECONOMIC NEWS – UK

UK Manufacturing Output , April 2023: The manufacturing output data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week showed a month-on-month fall of -0.3% but thanks to a significant rise in March, output in the latest 3 months (February, March and April 2023) is +0.7% higher than in the previous 3-month period (November […]

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