Friday Brief

European Industrial Production, July 2023:  Eurostat has also released the output data for the EU although they use Industrial production (IP) as the top aggregate;  while this is dominated by manufacturing, it also includes energy and utilities (but not construction) and the breakdown of the total by sector misses out having a figure for manufacturing. […]

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UK Manufacturing Output , July 2023:  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest data on manufacturing output this week, showing a fall of -0.7% in July (compared to the previous month);  however, we prefer to look at the rolling 3-month trends as that takes out some of the natural volatility in monthly data […]

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55 competitors took part in the event at one of the Midlands finest courses, Northamptonshire County Golf Club, on a warm and sunny glorious mid-September day. Thank you to all who participated. Here are the results:  Congratulations to all! We look forward to another great Golf Day next year!

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Reliance Precision Limited (‘Reliance’) is pleased to announce it has been granted the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) scheme is designed to recognise employers who support the armed forces community and the wider defence industry. Those who receive the award must have signed the Armed Forces Covenant – a pledge […]

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We are delighted that we will be joined on our Understanding Your Net Zero Journey webinar by our Technology Partner IES. IES are a leader in digital performance modelling for the built environment. Their digital twin technology provides a detailed understanding of manufacturing facility’s complex energy needs. This enables different scenarios to be assessed, allowing […]

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Predator Software expands its support for CNC controllers by announcing compatibility with the latest offering from Okuma, the OSP-500 being debuted at EMO Hannover next week. Peterborough, UK and Portland, OR, USA— September 15th 2023 — Predator Software has announced support for Okuma’s next generation OSP-500 control within their data collection and OEE measurement software […]

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