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05/10/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 05 October.

- BAE Systems completes live testing of BATS counter-drone system
- Toyota and Made Smarter bring lean manufacturing expertise to South East SMEs
- From garden shed to global bikes: Starling Cycles marks 10 years
- Delta-T Devices marks 55 years with growth and new product development
- WMG unveils portrait honouring founder and manufacturing pioneer Lord Bhattacharyya

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02/10/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 02 October.

- BICS applications open as manufacturers urged to apply for electricity bill support
- UK Manufacturing PMI: Industry growth eases as rising costs and supply chain pressures mount
- Growing numbers of West Midlands manufacturers looking to diversify into defence
- Croda explores how AI could reshape agricultural innovation
- The Quorum Principle – the next piece of the puzzle

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01/10/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 01 October.

- UK vehicle production returns to growth as £1bn investment boost faces EU trade uncertainty
- Manufacturers face new data security risks as AI adoption accelerates
- Solent Freeport funds five innovation spaces for space, maritime and defence businesses
- Investment pays off as Pre-Met stamps out £500,000 new business haul
- Craftwood UK joins Made in Britain

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30/09/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 30 September.

- Great British Grid aims to speed up connections for UK businesses
- Industry feels the pinch as diesel prices hit an all-time high
- Carlsberg Britvic and The Rivers Trust launch water replenishment partnership
- 3D printing of rubber gloves set to revolutionise an entire industry
- Tornado Wire welcomes 119 students to Millom factory

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The President of one of the UK’s leading trade bodies is calling on the new Prime Minister to back up his positive indus...
29/09/2026

The President of one of the UK’s leading trade bodies is calling on the new Prime Minister to back up his positive industry rhetoric with real tangible support on the factory floor, before he loses an already sceptical audience.

Stephen Morley, who leads the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM), made the direct plea to Andy Burnham on the third day of the Labour Party Conference and as thousands of SMEs continue to defy rising energy prices, stricter regulation and unnecessary steel tariffs to lead the country’s economic resurgence.

Read the full story here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yGtD90

29/09/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 29 September.

- Rolls-Royce invests £300m in manufacturing as Chancellor outlines plans for reindustrialisation
- JCB accelerates global manufacturing investment with £100m UK transformation and $1bn US factory
- North West manufacturers take on the AI revolution
- CBM warns manufacturing can’t afford ‘Burnham to be all at Sea!’
- UK Manufacturing Festivals launches new initiative aimed at schools

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28/09/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 28 September.

- Government backs British shipbuilding with multi-billion-pound investment
- UK manufacturers benefit from rising government defence spending
- Nissan to trial self-driving cars on Cambridge roads
- R&B Switchgear welcomes students for National Manufacturing Day
- Op-ed: Power for miles to come – Production tests for automotive battery packs

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25/09/2026

Here's your 2-minute manufacturing roundup today, 25 September.

- Smart Manufacturing Week 2027 launches new features as the industry’s ultimate one-stop shop
- EV choice doubles as new model hits UK market every fortnight
- Goodfellow set to create 20 new jobs as it invests £1.5m into US advanced manufacturing hub
- Securexit grows to 30 employees one year after UKSE investment
- Milestone contracts drive strong half-year performance for Aurrigo

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24/09/2026

That is a wrap on the Manufacturing Supply Chain & Inventory Forum.

A full room of senior manufacturing leaders, five roundtables, two keynotes and a day of honest, practical conversation about the pressures reshaping supply chains right now.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our sponsors AWS, RS and Epicor for making it happen.

More to come this week.

Closing remarks from Sam, thanking our community for coming together today for the inaugral Manufacturing Supply Chain &...
24/09/2026

Closing remarks from Sam, thanking our community for coming together today for the inaugral Manufacturing Supply Chain & Inventory Forum.

A big thank you to all of our sponsors and co-organisers.

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