Manufacturers up game on innovation

Posted on 24 Aug 2015 by Callum Bentley

Large companies remain the broadest innovators while sectors facing economic challenges, such as those in oil and gas supply chains, are innovating to diversify their way out of the investment downturn, according to a new report.

UK manufacturers are using innovation to deliver productivity improvements and export growth, with innovation strategies varying according to the shape, size, and sector of companies and the challenges they are facing, according to a major survey published today by EEF and Vodafone UK. The EEF/Vodafone 2015 Innovation Monitor shows that manufacturers are highly ambitious about…

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