Category: Manufacturing

One of the UK’s largest structural steel fabricators is gearing up for a period of major growth as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.  J&D Pierce Contracts, based in Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, is expecting turnover to rise towards £200m as it capitalises on growth in key sectors including data centres, distribution hubs, distilleries, stadia […]

Rubix, Europe’s leading distributor of industrial products and services, has announced the launch of the Uptime Index – a new indicator assessing the health of European manufacturing. The Uptime Index was developed in response to ongoing conversations with customers across Europe, who expressed a growing need for greater visibility into the factors affecting factory uptime […]

At Smart Factory Expo (4-5 June 2025, NEC Birmingham), industrial automation specialist FANUC UK hailed the importance of nurturing a robust supply chain to secure the future of UK manufacturing. In a presentation at the event’s Automation and Robotics Theatre, FANUC UK’s Head of Sales, Oliver Selby, said that a successful manufacturing sector needs to […]

Critical Manufacturing was named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s May 2025 MES Market Guide, highlighting its role in advancing digital manufacturing with AI and IoT. Critical Manufacturing, a leader in advanced Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and a subsidiary of ASMPT, has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the May 2025 Gartner Market Guide for […]

HMS Networks has released its annual analysis of the industrial network market, revealing key trends and developments. After an exceptional surge in 2023, the market experienced a slight slowdown in 2024, with a decrease of approximately 10–11% in newly installed nodes. This dip is primarily attributed to a more challenging economic environment, ongoing uncertainties, and […]

First-ever ISO 16140-2 validated multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Salmonella and Cronobacter  Hygiena®, a global leader in One Health Diagnostics® and food safety solutions is setting a new industry standard with the launch of its groundbreaking foodproof® Salmonella plus Cronobacter Detection LyoKit®. This innovative workflow solution is the first and only ISO 16140-2 approved rapid, real-time PCR […]

Merit, the UK’s leading industrialised construction and digital manufacturing specialist, is thrilled to announce a significant milestone in the development of the new NHS Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC) at Seaton Delaval. Recently, the site welcomed the successful delivery of four vital Air Handling Unit (AHU) PODs, seven Header Pre-Assembled Modules (PAMs) and eight Lid PAMs, […]

Fortress Technology’s space-saving multi-aperture, multi-lane metal detectors are engineered to optimise performance and TCO on all food production lines. The Fortress unit consolidates a single metal detector mounted across multiple food packing and processing conveyor lines. Designed to ensure detection sensitivity levels are never compromised, the metal detector is uniquely divided into individual, smaller apertures […]