4IR to drive growth of UK’s £11bn mechanical equipment sector

Posted on 16 Apr 2018 by Jonny Williamson

Manufacturing in general enjoyed an excellent year in 2017, expanding by 2.8%, its strongest growth since 2014. Furthermore, new technologies are to drive growth of UK's £11bn mechanical equipment sector, according to report.

Automation, 4IR and renewables are to drive future growth of UK’s £11bn mechanical equipment sector – image courtesy of Depositphotos. Encouragingly the healthy performance was broad based across sub sectors, and points to significant momentum being carried over into 2018, according to a new EEF report. The sector continues to benefit…

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