Competitiveness must be a priority as critical investment decisions loom for UK Automotive One year to Brexit, SMMT sets out UK Automotive industry priorities to secure competitiveness and future investment to maintain growth and jobs New figures highlight scale of sector’s influence, with total economic impact calculated at £219 billion – 10% of UK GDP…
Expression of Interest – SC21 C+G Provision of Training, Coaching & Mentoring services Requirement You are invited to notify ADS Group Limited, who are overseeing the provider’s selection process, of interest to support the delivery of 1 or more of the 122 improvement modules in one or more of these high value manufacturing sectors.…
SMMT Industry Forum was invited to share details of SC21 ‘Competitiveness and Growth’ initiative, co-developed by the automotive and aerospace industries, at the ADS Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Event in Belfast last week. SMMT Industry Forum – the organisation set up by the UK government, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and vehicle manufacturers to…
Partnership between government and industry This is the first in a rolling series of intended deals with the sector, which will grow the partnership between government and industry, boost investment in emerging technology across the sector and establish the UK’s leadership in meeting the Future Mobility and Clean Growth Grand Challenges. Key elements of…
The UK’s automotive industry is ready to deliver a new supply chain competitiveness and productivity solution following Government’s Industrial Strategy white paper. Automotive industry has co-developed a new programme that will boost the competitiveness and productivity of the UKs advanced manufacturing supply chain. In response to the launch of the Industrial Strategy white paper by…
The Chancellor’s upcoming Budget should set aside more than £300 million investment in a £1 billion productivity improvement programme to boost manufacturing supply chains, ADS said today. A Government commitment of £345 million in the November Budget would secure private sector investment of more than £600 million for initiatives supporting supply chain companies in the…
Cars manufactured in Britain are becoming more British, according to a new Automotive Council study released today. The report, Growing the Automotive Supply Chain – Local Vehicle Content Analysis, shows that 44% of all components used by UK car makers now come from domestic suppliers, compared with 41% in 2015 when the study was last…
Are you a manufacturing organisation looking to make the most of the growth opportunities presented within the UK’s Automotive, Aerospace and Rail manufacturing supply chains? Are you looking to grow your business and become more competitive in order to be able to capitalise on the growing number of opportunities presenting themselves across manufacturing supply chains?…
SMMT has launched its new NMCL website. Work on the NMCL concept has been underway for over a year and has involved SMMT working closely with ADS (the trade body for aerospace, defence, security and space), LEPs, industry primes and OEMs. The recent addition of the rail sector to NMCL has created a broad coalition across advanced manufacturing.
