UK manufacturing industry bounces back in first quarter

We asked the FactoryTech 50 and judging panel to describe a particular trend they have noticed in manufacturing technology in the last year. Judge Kevin Smith (below) is lead technology advisor at Made Smarter UK, which has engaged

Challenges with job vacancies in the UK manufacturing industry are easing, with two thirds of companies filling most of their vacancies (up from 43% last quarter.) This is according to Make UK’s Q2 HR Bulletin, which

The UK’s manufacturing industry has returned to growth and is showing “tentative signs of recovery”, according to a closely-watched survey. Both output and new orders increased in March, while business optimism also hit an 11-month high,

Set to be launched at MACH 2024 in Birmingham, ‘The True Impact of UK Manufacturing’ report shows that the manufacturing industry is worth £518bn and supports 7.3 million UK jobs directly and across the supply chains/communities it operates in. Carried

A jump in domestic orders helped pull UK factories out of almost two years of contraction last month, according to a leading business survey. Output from the manufacturing sector improved to a 20-month high in March,

A Portuguese paper manufacturer Navigator is to take over Lancashire-based Accrol Group valuing the business at approximately £127.5 million. The deal appears to be the culmination of a transformation plan that started when Accrol went public

Navigator Paper UK Limited has launched a public all-cash firm offer to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of British tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings plc. Accrol is a leading tissue converter and supplier of toilet

A bid to buy Blackburn-based tissue manufacturer Accrol has been made by a major European player in the sector. The board of the AIM-listed group has recommended approval of the £127.5m offer by Navigator Paper. The

National toilet paper business Accrol Group is set to be acquired by a large Portuguese paper company after a deal worth £127.5m was recommended to shareholders. Accrol is the UK’s leading independent tissue manufacturer and was

British manufacturing is witnessing a Brexit boost as sales rocket in the EU, Middle East and Far East, and the lifeblood of the UK economy flows once more. Major players in automotive, aerospace, construction, electrification, and

The Loo of The Year Awards has announced the overall winner for the 2023 search to find the ‘best away from home’ toilets and washrooms in the UK. The winner is Hillcroft Park, from Ullswater Valley

At Accrol, we believe that developing the best people is the key to delivering consistently great outcomes.  So, we’re committed in continuing to fund a range of courses and programmes to support colleagues with their personal

February 2024 witnessed the UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) climbing to a 10-month high of 47.50 points, marking a slight increase from January’s 47 points. The slight improvement in the UK Manufacturing PMI points to

Accrol Group Holdings plc (LON:ACRL) is the UK’s leading independent tissue converter, producing toilet tissue, kitchen towel, facial tissue and biodegradable wet wipes. The UK soft tissue market is worth £1.6bn with private label products comprising

The UK manufacturing industry achieved productivity improvements worth £48.5bn in 2023, according to analysis of ONS data by Fourjaw Manufacturing Analytics, a technology company that measures machine productivity. This represents an 8.6% increase on 2022 levels

Loo of The Year Awards has announced that the overall winner for the 2023 search to find the ‘best away from home’ toilets and washrooms in the UK is, Hillcroft Park from Ullswater Valley in the

Tom, a former janitor at a local superstore during the pandemic, found himself unemployed again after restrictions lifted. Despite studying Architecture at university for three years, he preferred practical work. Tom sought support from the Blackburn