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NDI Weekly Insights 21/10/2019

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Preparing North West manufacturers for leaving the EU

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NDI Weekly Insights 21/10/2019

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Brexit & Manufacturing: Updates from the Government and how we can help

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NDI Weekly Insights 14/10/2019

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A checklist for using safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals in the workplace

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NDI Weekly Insights 07/10/2019

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Resources to help you prepare for Brexit

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The UK’s AI landscape

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The New Brexit Deal: What it means for manufacturers

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The Importance of Managing Cyber Risks in your Supply Chain

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Brexit fatigue grows in Brussels after Supreme Court decision

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Supreme Court lays down the law: What it means for Brexit

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NDI Weekly Insight 20/09/2019

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Aye, Robot

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DSEI: A Brief Round-Up

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NDI Weekly Insights 16/09/2019

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UK Manufacturing Facts and Figures

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R&D Tax Relief: why it’s beneficial to bring in experts

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The No-Deal Brexit Bill and prorogation

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The Results of Innovation - Making Things Greener

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NDI Weekly Insights 02/09/2019

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The NEBOSH Olympics – a new way to categorise NEBOSH training providers

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How to deal with an employment tribunal

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Just how happy and engaged are your people?

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NDI Weekly Insights 19/08/2019

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Top tips for maintaining a productive workforce in times of change

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NDI Weekly Insights 07/08/2019

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The Results of Innovation - Making things stronger

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Raising a glass to KPM

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NDI Weekly Insights 30/07/2019

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NDI Weekly Insights 12/07/2019

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The results of innovation - making things faster

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The results of innovation - Making things smaller

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NDI Weekly Insights 02/07/2019

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NDI Weekly Insights 03/06/2019

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Eight reasons why you should consider using interim HR for your business

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NDI Weekly Insights 03/06/2019

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NDI Weekly Insights 27/05/2019

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Presenteeism and Leaveism: Can you recognise these attendance problems in your workplace?

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NDI Weekly Insights 20/05/2019

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The ‘reality’ of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Make Food - Its time to go back to basics...

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Zero Tariffs in a No Deal Situation-what does this mean?

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Customs & Export training - Last Chance

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NDI Weekly Insights 13/05/2019

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What Is the Future for Manufacturing Robots?

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So, you want to be a leader - who do you think you are?

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NDI Weekly Insights 02/05/2019

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A roadmap of how to improve employee engagement

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Why invest in employee wellbeing?

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April Pay Bulletin shows a stable picture

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T Levels Make or Break for Manufacturers

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NDI Weekly Insights 08/04/2019

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Why great leaders are like great brands

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Workforce Planning: A strategic approach to addressing your future workforce requirements

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NDI Weekly Insights 29/03/2019

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The myths around accessing R&D tax relief

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How does your company measure up on Labour Turnover?

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5 essentials for planning a strategic approach to address your future workforce requirements

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Wabtec Faiveley UK creates the leaders of tomorrow through an innovative cross-Business Unit (BU) Leadership Programme

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Facing the 21st century: Recruitment and skills

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Mindfulness within the workplace

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Manufacturing Outlook Q1 2019

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NDI Weekly Insights 01/03/2019

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

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Week ahead 4th February

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What should EU nationals visiting Britain expect under a no-deal Brexit?

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

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Discover the benefits of Patent Box for your business

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10th Future Manufacturing Awards

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Week ahead 28th January

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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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How to create learner engagement in health and safety

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Week ahead 14th January

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

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How tough could Brexit make things for manufacturers?

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What do manufacturers predict for 2019

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Week ahead 7th January

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January monthly briefing

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6 key findings from our Reinventing the Manufacturing Workforce report

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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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Video: Employment tribunal key challanges

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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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Week ahead 15th October

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7 simple ways you can help your team achieve their potential

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What happened to the UK economy in August?

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What will a no-deal Brexit mean for UK manufacturing?

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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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Week ahead 8th October

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The latest investment figures are not good news for productivity

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ICYMI: Education, skills and employment policy announcements from Conservative Party Conference

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October monthly briefing

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What's happening with manufacturing investment?

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Week ahead 1st October

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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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Things we read in September 2018

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What is the legacy of the Year of Engineering?

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Video: How to handle sickness absence

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Horizon 2020 - the basics

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Week ahead 24th September

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What do the public actually think about UK manufacturing

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Senior executives share: How companies can improve productivity through leadership and management

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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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A step change needed: The chemicals, product and waste interface

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A millennial problem for manufacturers

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Santander’s approach to manufacturing

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Week ahead 17th September

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Changes to the way you trade with the European Union

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EEF Photography Competition judge Robert Lea shares his tips for winning

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Who tops the table for workforce pay in manufacturing?

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The Labour Market...in 5 charts

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4 effective ways to help your staff maximise the benefits of online training

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6 things we learned about UK GDP growth in July

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Week ahead 10th September

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Manufacturing Outlook 2018q3 - The macro picture

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September Monthly Brief

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Manufacturing Outlook 2018q3 - what's the sector story?

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6 insightful things about UK manufacturing MPs may have missed over recess

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Week ahead 3rd September

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

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Things we read in August 2018

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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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Week ahead 20th August

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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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Week ahead 13th August

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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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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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5 key takeaways from today's migration data

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Regional Manufacturing Outlook - here's what you need to know

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Week ahead 16th July

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Trump and the BBC pink Cadillac

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

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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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Boneham & Turner – One century of manufacturing, one family

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Caraline Robinson Operations Director Husqvarna

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EEF award a testament to team's hard work

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Unpacking success with P&B

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What exactly is the 4th industrial revolution?

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Choosing the right health and safety training for senior executives

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Sustained growth ahead for EEF Venues

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What development does your top talent want?

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

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This is what manufacturers think about the industrial strategy white paper

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How to read engineering drawings – a simple guide

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

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

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How weak is manufacturing investment in the UK?

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The business rates multiplier will hit a record rate next year

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Clean Growth Strategy: a useful framework if lacking in detail

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

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Guest blog - 2018 is the Year of Engineering

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Managing performance 101: managing your workforce well

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11 golden rules for handling performance conversations informally

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3 reasons why more clothes are being made in the UK

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

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The EEF training experience: Centre Lathe course - George Haworth

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

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

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Quiz: What type of team leader are you?

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Nadine Stech, Senior Control Design Engineer, Blatchford

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Eilish Millar, Apprentice Engineer, Altec Engineering

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Carol Holden, OBE, Chief Executive of Northern Automotive Alliance

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Robotics and automated factories – how to prepare yourself for a new reality

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The 5 manufacturing sectors with the most employees

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Day in the life of a higher technical product design apprentice

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Why successful companies invest in training and development

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A day in the life of a mechatronic apprentice

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A day in the life of an apprentice: Georgina at Ishida

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Developing a leadership culture in your organisation

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What it's like to be a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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The gender pay gap falls to 9.4% but the devil is always in the detail....

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7 signs of workplace stress

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What types of plant and machinery are included in business rates calculations?

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Five myths of change management that impede business improvement

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Here come the girls! Meet some of our Women in Engineering #nwed

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5 key challenges for new team leaders

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Dignity at work: essential management skills

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Perceptions of STEM: The boiler is broken….the ‘engineer’ is coming to repair it

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