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The UK manufacturing sector continues to face a challenging operating environment. Rising costs across supply chains, operations and workforce management are creating sustained pressure on margins, while ongoing economic uncertainty is making long-term planning increasingly difficult. In Gallagher’s latest Business Risk Index 2026 report, manufacturers identified the high cost of materials (88%), high cost of […]

Sigma Advanced Systems has secured a further long-term contract with Rolls-Royce through its recently acquired UK subsidiary, Bromford Precision Solutions based in Leicester, demonstrating the immediate strategic value of the acquisition and expanding the Group’s long-term relationship with one of the world’s leading aerospace OEMs. Valued at nearly £125m (approximately Rs 1,600 crore), the agreement […]

Product safety certification specialists, ExVeritas, have issued their first IECEE certificate after the recent expansion of the IECEE CB scheme. Following extensive testing, the certification was successfully granted to a new piece of communications technology, enabling it to now be sold in more than 50 countries. The IECEE CB scheme (IEC System for Conformity Assessment […]

The manufacturing sector has long been a symbol of resilience and innovation. However, manufacturers are now facing a more complex and challenging risk environment than ever before. Drawing on findings from Gallagher’s latest Business Risk Index – based on insights from 1,000 UK business leaders – Neil Hodgson, Managing Director of Risk Management Solutions & […]