UKEF extra support for SME Export Financeannounces today at its annual conference that it is introducing more flexible, fast-track financing for small businesses – making it easier than ever for UK firms to sell in international markets. More fast-track funding for small UK exporters The export credit agency has expanded its ‘auto-inclusion’ scheme which provides
Professor Matt Boyle OBE, Executive Chair of DER-IC (Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres) is calling on government to produce a new industrial strategy to make sure the £4.5billion funding announced for the British manufacturing industry in today’s Autumn Statement is spent in a joined up way which maximises the impact. Matt leads the DER-IC network which provides open
Made Smarter National Roll-Out : Celebration as Government commits to expanding the pioneering adoption programme Made Smarter, a programme helping SME manufacturers access technology and digital skills, is to be rolled out nationally. The Government has committed to expanding the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to all nine English regions in 2025-26 before working with Scotland,
In a move which supports the growth of the North Sea offshore wind industry, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has issued a loan guarantee so that Seaway7 can access a £370 million funding package. The export credit agency has issued the guarantee under its Export Development Guarantee (EDG) so that the offshore wind specialist can invest
UK advanced manufacturing can support sustainable regional and national economic growth, but this requires long-term political vision and commitment, according to the leaders of the UK’s five most successful manufacturing sectors. With a general election coming up, a coalition of the UK’s leading advanced manufacturing sectors, the Manufacturing Five (M5), is calling on all political
UK Businesses Pushing Forwards on Net Zero Despite Government U-turn : Rishi Sunak recently announced a major recalibration of the nation’s net-zero targets. Key changes include pushing back the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2023, and the 2025 ban on gas boilers to 2035. While the government’s reasoning for this environmental
Make UK join forces with West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services (WYMS) to bring the best in environmental and health & safety training to the North of England The Manufacturers’ organisation, Make UK are joining forces with West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services in Brighouse to bring the best in environmental and health and safety training to the North
With the handover of the grant, HMF Smart Solutions now has it in black and white: The “Extension of TETRA by new generation broadband networks (TETRA++)” research project has started and is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport with a total of 1.44 million euros. HMF is part of the
A new report by the Breakthrough Institute and the Alliance for Science presents an in-depth analysis of the potential economic impact tied to the European Union’s current regulatory approach to new genomic techniques (NGTs). The report, titled “The €3 Trillion Cost of Saying No: How the EU Risks Falling Behind in the Bioeconomy Revolution,” discusses
ABB to Push Boundaries of Methane Emissions Monitoring with Funding from U.S. Department of Energy ABB has received significant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to design an Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform that will advance the development of new
