
advanced manufacturing
Is UK Manufacturing Ready for the Modern Industrial Strategy?
The modern Industrial Strategy backs big firms. The real test is what pulls through to SME suppliers, and why waiting for it is still the wrong move.

The modern Industrial Strategy backs big firms. The real test is what pulls through to SME suppliers, and why waiting for it is still the wrong move.

October’s manufacturing reports: UK input prices up 8.3 per cent, factory-gate prices up 4.6, and agentic AI far ahead of the shop floor. What it means.

Nick Leeder named Digital Transformation Coach of the Year 2026 for helping operations leaders make technology decisions they can stand behind.

Our takeaways from compering Digital Manufacturing 2Day 2026 at the MTC: what five speakers agreed on, the question nobody answered, and what to do with it.

We are taking September off. Before we go, a confession that seems to bother people more than it should. I am not taking a single