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UK Manufacturing in 2026: What the First Half Actually Told Us

Takeaways H1 2026 didn’t hand manufacturing a new problem. It handed us reports that finally measured an old one and wouldn’t let it stay anecdotal. The real question for H2 isn’t whether the gap exists. It’s what you’ll find once you check your own patch. Six months ago you likely believed your ops team had …

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There may be trouble ahead… Latest UK Manufacturing Outlook Survey

The latest Make UK/BDO UK Manufacturing Outlook Survey this quarter outlines that “the positive picture of the first half of the year has now gone sharply into reverse” according to The Manufacturer. Not a good start to a Monday. Manufacturers are entering the final quarter on an increasingly unsteady footing. In the absence of an …