This issue, The Manufacturer celebrates UK industry’s finest with an in-depth review of TM Live – four events held over three days in November, including The Manufacturer Top 100, The Manufacturer’s Annual Leaders Conference, The Manufacturer Smart Factory Expo and The Manufacturer MX Awards. In the lead interview, entrepreneur and chairman of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE slams government immigration policy, and manufacturers deliver their verdict on the recent Autumn Statement. Elsewhere, Victoria Fitzgerald assesses the health of the nation’s food & drink sector, and Professor Robert Harrison the challenges and opportunities associated with engineering the ‘factory of the future’.
