Manufacturing

Manufacturers in Rochdale recently got the chance to find out more about the £20m Made Smarter business support programme in the North West designed to boost productivity and drive growth through the adoption of new technologies and design processes.

Award-winning SKV Communications has been appointed by the UK arm of global engineering business Siemens to promote its leading-edge work in the digitalisation of industry, popularly known as Industry 4.0.

Horwich based SEL Business Languages Ltd is celebrating the completion of a new key, complex translation service for a client. The work involved the translation of 20 pages into 12 different languages, giving their client the capability to inform its customers in their native language.

Investment in Northern tech companies has reached a ten-year high, as investors worldwide target the region’s fast-growing digital sector, according to Livingbridge.

Indian-owned Hero Cycles is launching its first ever range of Manchester, UK designed, Indian-manufactured, electric 'e-bikes' for Europe this month.

A long-established building products business has undergone a management buy-out backed by a £500,000 loan from Mercia Fund Managers.

Specialist heating company Heatrod Elements has successfully completed a £500K move to a brand-new manufacturing facility at Top Deck Industrial Estate in Bolton; a...

Milk Jnr’s & Kidworks, the Manchester headquartered agency which specialises in creating engaging kids activity packs for some of the world’s biggest family brands, has promoted Royston Scott to Procurement & Logistics Director. Royston has worked at Milk Jnr’s & Kidworks since its inception in 2010. 

Manchester accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth has bolstered its corporate recovery and insolvency team with the appointment of Tim Brock.

Manchester-based Indian-owned Hero Cycles is announcing ambitious plans to unleash an export drive, in partnership with Cheshire ecommerce giant The Hut Group, for its new bike brand, Insync.

Altrincham-based litigation-specialist, FS Legal, has expanded its team with the appointment of Christine Newton as Legal Director.

A unique partnership deal has been struck between The Landing, MediaCityUK’s tech hub specialising in high growth tech start-ups, and IN4.0 PLC, a specialist technology training and consultancy service which helps businesses in manufacturing take advantage of new industrial digital technologies.