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Government’s £30,000 salary threshold risks decimating manufacturing’s labour force

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Gender Pay Gap Reporting - 5 essential tasks for HR before the 4 April deadline

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Gamification for learner engagement in health and safety

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Randstad celebrates UK manufacturing's future talent

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Annual Executive Survey 2019: What's important to UK manufacturers?

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EU Industrial R&D Scoreboard 2018 - how do UK businesses compare?

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Apprenticeships continue to tick all the right boxes for manufacturing

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Brexit risk – only one of many for manufacturers?

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Emerging Technologies within the Energy and the Environment sector

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Directors' Pay Benchmark: which way does the compass point?

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Manufacturing Outlook 18q4 - The sub-sector picture

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Quiz - How good are you at managing change?

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Last Manufacturing Outlook of 2018, still positive but trending down

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Mental health in the workplace: How to recognise the early signs that someone may need support

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Are more pubs calling it a night?

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A quarter of manufacturers unprepared for IFRS16 leasing standards

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Time for an update: what is happening in the automotive sector?

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Arco: Health and Safety After Brexit

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5 facts about business R&D expenditure in 2017

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Pay increases are different by sectors but also by business areas

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A bright GDP result with some clouds on the horizon

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Manufacturers are making school engagement their business

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Engineering an increase in professionals pay

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6 key findings from our Reinventing the Manufacturing Workforce report

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November monthly briefing

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Week ahead 5th November

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6 key findings from our Reinventing the Manufacturing Workforce report

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Decarbonising while reindustrialising

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Bank continues to wait and see

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The skills your staff needs to overcome manufacturing challenges

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Autumn 2018 Budget - a mixed bag for energy and environment

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7 things manufacturers will want to know from the #Budget2018

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Things we read in October 2018

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Week ahead 29th October

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Some companies in the UK were able to get productivity back on trend

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CMG Technologies – Metal Innovators

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CMG Technologies – What is MIM?

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It is time to piece together the puzzle

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Wage growth hits near decade high in August

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Week ahead 15th October

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An international perspective on the implications of 4IR adoption for workers

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Millennials in the workforce - the misunderstood generation

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Developing future talent in manufacturing

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The latest investment figures are not good news for productivity

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PPMA joins EEF as an Affiliate Partner

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Can we manufacture leaders?

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Thoughts versus facts

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The big MAC will be hard to swallow

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Manufacturing is paramount to UK growth

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Inflation accelerates more than expected

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Santander’s approach to manufacturing

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Changes to the way you trade with the European Union

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Manufacturing in 2018q3 - humming along but heading for a crossroads?

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How are things on the other side of the Channel?

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GCSE results day 2018

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Key highlights from EEF's 2018/19 Manufacturing Fact Card

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Video: Your GDPR questions answered

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A Level results are in

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The secrets of colour

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UK growth in 2018q2 - the good news or the bad news first?

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Two months in, what is the impact of Section 232?

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4IR technologies - Cobots

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What are the barriers holding back 4IR adoption?

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4IR technologies Augmented Reality

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August Monthly Brief

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Week ahead 6th August

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How competent should your competent health and safety person be?

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Help, what health and safety training does my company need?

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4IR technologies - Internet of Things (IoT) and Predictive Analytics

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Some questions (and answers) about August's Super Thursday

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What's in store for employment law in 2018/19?

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Our Super Thursday Preview

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Things we read in July 2018

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UK manufacturers are boosting fourth industrial revolution investments

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Week ahead 30th July

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Did government finish its industrial strategy to do list before recess?

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Groceries that tell you when they've gone off: Emerging food and drink technologies

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A step towards full fibre Britain?

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How are our partners?

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Video: Your Gender Pay FAQs answered

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2018 - heatwave or washout for UK manufacturing?

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IFM joins EEF as an Affiliate Partner

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Regional Manufacturing Outlook - Focus on productivity

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How to advance your technical career

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Fear and Loathing in America

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June's Inflation data...in 5 charts

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Taking a break - the latest trends in holiday entitlement

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32 days of football, 32 teams showing their best, 32 interesting things about the World Cup

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Trading Blows - what's happening to global trade policy?

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Super statistics Tuesday - what's the latest on the UK economy?

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Will the National Infrastructure Assessment help build a full fibre Britain?

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The options for chemicals regulation after Brexit: planning ahead

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Week ahead and preview of new GDP release

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2018q1 - the news on productivity isn't good

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July Monthly Brief

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What's happening in UK manufacturing? 2018 quarter 2

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Trading blows: an update on the global trade outlook

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What's the latest on T Levels? 5 key takeaways from the Government's response

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Boneham & Turner – One century of manufacturing, one family

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Caraline Robinson Operations Director Husqvarna

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Dealing with union pay claims: six practical steps to consider

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Week ahead 2nd July

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A surprising third GDP release

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Jolene Spall, Operations Director, Whitworths

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EEF award a testament to team's hard work

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Not long left to tell us your views on the productivity puzzle

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Interest rates kept on hold...for now

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Cleveland Bridge: 140 years of iconic bridges and structures

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What exactly is the 4th industrial revolution?

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Our special World Cup

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The labour market continues to be bearer of good news

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What do we know about Horizon Europe?

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Emerging technologies within the Materials industry

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Manufacturing Outlook 2018q2 - what's the macro picture?

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Manufacturing Dinner Yorkshire speakers

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Week ahead 4th June

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6 key takeaways from EEF's submission to the LPC on the NLW/NMW rates for April 2019

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Cleveland Bridge: over 140 years of iconic bridges and structures

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How difficult will it be to hire EU workers after the Brexit transition period?

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Making sense of migration - what next for the UK after Brexit?

  • Blog

Ageing population is not a threat for productive economies

  • Blog

Week ahead 21st May

  • Blog

Challenges ahead in the HE funding landscape

  • Blog

Manufacturers ramp up investment in skills as #Brexit approaches

  • Blog

Five things I've learned in five weeks

  • Blog

Real wages are finally growing, but productivity is suffering again

  • Blog

Unfinished business: women in engineering and manufacturing

  • Blog

Week ahead 14th May

  • Blog

MPC keep rates on hold

  • Blog

An expected contraction ahead of the MPC meeting

  • Blog

Why PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) skills are invaluable to manufacturers today more than ever

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills

Our Super Thursday Preview

  • Blog

Getting UK manufacturing productivity growth back on trend

  • Blog

How does university funding impact the delivery of engineering degrees?

  • Blog

Why is productivity so important?

  • Blog

May Monthly Briefing

  • Blog

Trying to unpack the productivity puzzle

  • Blog

Week ahead 30th April

  • Blog

A Levy Price to Pay? The Apprenticeship Levy One Year On

  • Blog

Come dine with me - Cambridge edition

  • Blog

6 things that happened to the economy in 2018q1

  • Blog

BAMA joins EEF as an Affiliate Partner

  • Blog
  • Membership

Things we read in April 2018

  • Blog

How do you solve the problem of getting more young people into manufacturing? Host an #EEFHackathon!

  • Blog

UK Manufacturing - What you can learn from our latest survey data

  • Blog

Downward trend in absence is good news for manufacturers

  • Blog

7 highlights from EEF's Cyber Security for Manufacturing Report

  • Blog

Week ahead 23rd April

  • Blog

View from the bridge: Plan ahead for Brexit uncertainty

  • Blog
  • Membership
  • Manufacturing in Europe

Lander Automotive MD Peter Tack talks about future skills and current challenges

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills
  • Leadership and management

How innovative are UK manufacturers?

  • Blog

Whitepaper: The fourth industrial revolution - opportunity and risk for manufacturers

  • Blog

Pay data, unemployment and some mixed messages ahead of the MPC meeting

  • Blog

Decisions still needed on the industrial strategy

  • Blog

The supply and demand of engineering graduates

  • Blog

7 highlights from EEF's Mechanical Equipment Sector Bulletin

  • Blog

Week ahead 16th April

  • Blog

EAT decision on enhanced payment for maternity leave

  • Blog

What does the future hold for UK manufacturing?

  • Blog

Avoid ‘rogue’ energy advisors: the top 5 questions to ask your energy consultant?

  • Blog

Choosing the right health and safety training for senior executives

  • Blog
  • Health and safety management and leadership

Cold real data and sunny games

  • Blog

Week Ahead 9th April

  • Blog

Apprenticeship Levy 1 Year On: Where are we now and what needs to happen next?

  • Blog

April Monthly Briefing

  • Blog

David Nieper shows that British-made clothing is a winning business model

  • Blog

Why manufacturing matters to the UK economy

  • Blog

Looking at manufacturing output from a different angle

  • Blog

How to prepare for an Employment Tribunal?

  • Blog
  • Grievances
  • Tribunals

Things we read in March 2018

  • Blog

Manufacturers discuss Brexit, cybersecurity and energy at National Manufacturing Conference

  • Blog

Manufacturers agree: They need more cyber-security support

  • Blog

Benchmarking turnover

  • Blog

Is UK manufacturing in decline?

  • Blog

A look back at the journey forward

  • Blog

Week ahead 26th March

  • Blog

Business rates changes for tax year 2018/19

  • Blog

Tough Choices for Defra on Air Quality

  • Blog

Energy security: A cause for concern?

  • Blog
  • Policy
  • Energy policy

Pay rises are accelerating and the labour market is still roaring

  • Blog

What is it like to work in UK manufacturing?

  • Blog

More engineering employers invited to join diversity-led graduate employment campaign

  • Blog

AIG's Manufacturing Industry Practice Group takes lessons home from manufacturing conference

  • Blog

Stephen Phipson on Sky's Ian King Live on Brexit

  • Blog

Houghton International: Walking the fine line between R&D and manufacturing

  • Blog

Time to finish the job in fixing local roads – ALARM 2018

  • Blog

Apprenticeships and the younger generation: an Interview with Billy Meldrum

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills
  • Training needs analysis
  • Learning and development

R&D tax credits for productivity improvement projects: You can have your cake and eat it!

  • Blog

What is manufacturing?

  • Blog

Week ahead 19th March

  • Blog

Speakers for Manufacturing Connect at Rockwell Automation

  • Blog

How can we get more factories connected to full-fibre internet?

  • Blog

Houghton International: It’s all about people

  • Blog

What does today's graduate outcome data tell us?

  • Blog

ISO 45001 becomes first globally recognised health and safety standard

  • Blog

When is a Budget not a Budget?

  • Blog

Houghton International: A tradition of innovation

  • Blog
  • Membership

Manufacturing Outlook 2018q1 - The macro picture

  • Blog

Expanding manufacturing, snow, and the US

  • Blog

What the Factory of the Future could look like

  • Blog

How manufacturers can free up capital for growth and acquisitions

  • Blog

Britain has so much to gain from the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • Blog

Manufacturing Outlook 2018q1- what's the sector picture?

  • Blog

Calling out for allowances

  • Blog

Why apprenticeships are more important than ever

  • Blog

What should companies do now to prepare for a post-Brexit UK?

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Leadership and management
  • Learning and development
  • Training needs analysis
  • Training objectives

March Monthly Briefing

  • Blog

#NAW and #YoE - What better time to talk about ukmfg apprenticeships?!

  • Blog

Manufacturing Outlook 2018q1 - what's new?

  • Blog

Week ahead 5th March

  • Blog

Whats happening in manufacturing activity?

  • Blog

National Apprenticeship Week 2018 #NAW2018 #YoE #InspireAnEngineer

  • Blog

Things we read in January and February 2018

  • Blog

Speakers for Creating the 4IR Workplace of the Future – in partnership with Oracle

  • Blog

Week ahead 26th February

  • Blog

Why 2018 is a big year for electric cars

  • Blog

Speakers for International Trade Dinner - East Midlands

  • Blog

Wage growth accelerates

  • Blog

7 takeaways from EEF's National Manufacturing Conference

  • Blog

Week ahead 19th February

  • Blog

How was 2017 for European manufacturing?

  • Blog

Stephen Phipson covers Manufacturing Management Magazine

  • Blog

Manufacturers' solution to the T Levels conundrum

  • Blog

EEF Members Secure Discount to 2018 International Business Festival

  • Blog

Week ahead 12th February

  • Blog

What happened to trade in 2017

  • Blog

Five known unknowns of energy and environment policy

  • Blog

Five known unknowns of energy and environment policy

  • Blog
  • Campaigns
  • Carbon and energy management
  • Environmental policy
  • Climate policy
  • Energy policy
  • Regulation and legislation

A rate hike sooner rather than later?

  • Blog

7 unexpected uses for battery energy storage

  • Blog

Media misnomers – equal pay and the gender pay gap

  • Blog

Gareth Jenkins MD shares his insights on future skills

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Apprentice advice for employers
  • Leadership and management
  • Learning and development
  • Skills policy

February Monthly Briefing

  • Blog

Week ahead 5th February

  • Blog

Are accelerated degrees a thing? What about in engineering?

  • Blog

Manufacturing activity starts 2018 in good health

  • Blog

A benchmark for pay at the top

  • Blog

Week ahead 29th January 2018

  • Blog

Better than expected

  • Blog

Wages are rising, but inflation is still faster

  • Blog

Inal Metals is shattering the glass ceiling in the Aluminium Industry

  • Metal products
  • Non-metallic minerals
  • Blog

What will leaving the EU mean for regulation in the UK?

  • Blog

Year of Engineering: An interview with Dame Judith Hackitt

  • Blog

EEF makes customer service count with ServiceMark award

  • Blog

What manufacturers make of plans for an Industrial Strategy Council

  • Blog

Upskilling and new skills required for the workplace of the future

  • Blog

Week ahead 22nd January 2018

  • Blog

Business Transformation Toolkit

  • Blog

2018 is the Year of Engineering this is why it matters

  • Blog

7 things you need to know about the chemicals sector

  • Blog

Week ahead 15th January

  • Blog

Week ahead 15th January

  • Blog

Sustained growth ahead for EEF Venues

  • Non member
  • Blog
  • Media release

Gender Pay Gap: To Report Early or To Not Report Early? That is the Question

  • Blog

EEF's forecasts for 2018

  • Blog

What should policy makers do in 2018?

  • Blog

Will anything knock UK manufacturing growth off course in 2018?

  • Blog

Want the inside track? Join EEF’s exclusive online member platform

  • Blog

A short guide to development options for your top talent

  • Blog
  • Learning and development

What do manufacturers think about T levels...and what exactly are they?

  • Blog

What does 2018 hold for UK manufacturers?

  • Blog

Your guide to the next step in your career

  • Blog
  • Guidance
  • Environmental management and leadership

Week Ahead 8th January

  • Blog

EEF response to the Lords' Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into Brexit and the Labour Market

  • Blog

EEF response to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry into immigration policy

  • Blog

The UK's Productivity Puzzle - what's the deal

  • Blog

Electricity network charging: All change

  • Blog
  • Policy
  • Energy policy
  • Climate policy

January Monthly Briefing

  • Blog

Discovering the latent value in innovation

  • Blog

What development does your top talent want?

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Leadership and management
  • Personal development
  • Training needs analysis

Here are 18 things to look out for in 2018 from the people and skills team

  • Blog

UK manufacturers are still optimistic about the future

  • Blog

Brexit: the top 3 trade issues UK manufacturers should think about

  • Blog
  • Campaigns
  • Manufacturing in Europe

This is what manufacturers think about the industrial strategy white paper

  • Blog

How to read engineering drawings – a simple guide

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills

What does Sterling depreciation actually mean for UK manufacturers? Update one year on

  • Blog

EEF Investment Monitor 2017/18: What's happening to investment?

  • Blog

How weak is manufacturing investment in the UK?

  • Blog

The business rates multiplier will hit a record rate next year

  • Blog

Clean Growth Strategy: a useful framework if lacking in detail

  • Blog
  • Climate policy
  • Energy policy
  • Environmental policy
  • Policy

Are shift changes the key to boosting productivity in UK manufacturing?

  • Blog

The value of apprenticeships: A parent’s perspective

  • Blog
  • Apprenticeships
  • Apprentice advice for parents/guardians

The low-carbon economy: In need of a fresh approach?

  • Climate policy
  • Energy policy
  • Environmental policy
  • Blog
  • Policy

Guest blog - 2018 is the Year of Engineering

  • Blog

Managing performance 101: managing your workforce well

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Employee relations
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance management

Energy and climate policy: A busy autumn ahead

  • Budget
  • Climate policy
  • Energy policy
  • Blog
  • Policy

11 golden rules for handling performance conversations informally

  • Blog
  • Employee relations
  • Performance management
  • Interpersonal skills

A list of Sector Deals being developed

  • Blog

The energy price review: keeping it simple and effective

  • Blog
  • Policy
  • Budget
  • Industrial strategy
  • Energy policy

3 reasons why more clothes are being made in the UK

  • Blog

Euratom and Brexit - Why it's not just about nuclear power stations

  • Blog
  • Campaigns
  • Policy
  • European policy

The Make UK Technology Hub: UK’s premiere manufacturing and engineering training centre

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills

The EEF training experience: Centre Lathe course - George Haworth

  • Blog
  • Engineering technical skills

7 Things that Caught our Eye in the Committee on Climate Change's 2017 Progress Report to Parliament

  • Blog
  • Campaigns
  • Policy
  • Climate policy
  • Energy policy

Identifying skill gaps 101: How well do you know your organisation?

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Skills
  • Training needs analysis
  • Leadership and management

Quiz: What type of team leader are you?

  • Blog
  • Leadership and management
  • Leadership and management

Sevcon's Danielle Walsh

  • Blog

Gemma, Olga and Oyinda, Engineers, Whessoe Engineering Limited

  • Blog