Articles by Jonny Williamson

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Not even 50% of manufacturers prepare their staff for IR4.

Only 45% of manufacturers future-proof their skills for IR4

Rockford Components sees its exports increasing by over 160% in the last two years as a result of joining SIG.

Rockford Components achieves 160+% export growth

Sharing in Growth has won an award for improving the productivity of the aerospace supply chain.

Sharing in Growth wins national innovation award

Autodesk Technology Centre - Birmingham - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Autodesk Technology Centre: A new frontier for design & manufacture

The Universities of Surrey and Bristol are to develop super batteries - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Surrey Uni achieves progress in developing super batteries

Woodwork Apprenticeship Levy Apprenticeships Figures Skills - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

People & Skills

Apprenticeship Levy currently ‘lose lose’ scenario

Innovate UK is to offer up to £10m in loans to SMEs for innovation projects - image courtesy of

Innovation loans for manufacturing and materials readiness

orthopedics - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Positive takeaways for Yorkshire firm following Indian trade visit

Just 31% of manufacturers – fewer than a third – regard cybersecurity as a high priority.

Digital Transformation

Alan Turing Institute to help combat global cyber security challenges

Fraud and cyber security risks continue to reach high levels in the manufacturing sector, according to survey - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Digital Transformation

Manufacturing CEOs feeling vulnerable to cyber security risks

future of design and manufacture - The Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham may be kitted out with modern kit, but all of it is regular production machinery - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Digital Transformation

Future of design and manufacture, according to CEO of Autodesk