Make UK survey shows collapsing domestic demand and rising costs weigh on confidence and recruitment, even as output and investment hold steady.

Britain’s manufacturers are urging the Government to be far bolder on the pace of skills reforms or, risk the future success of the Industrial Strategy being left on the starting grid.

As National Apprenticeship Week 2026 kicks off, Make UK is calling on the Government to commit to a Skills Investment Pledge to address the decline in apprenticeship starts and rise in those not in education, employment or training (NEET).

Britain’s manufacturers believe the introduction of an Industrial Strategy and individual sector plans will have the biggest impact on their growth prospects in 2026.

Government urged to use the forthcoming Budget to focus solely on measures to boost growth.

Manufacturers’ opinion of the United States (US) as a growth market for exports have fallen sharply, with the US slipping out of the top...

Business confidence among Britain’s manufacturers has dipped at the sharpest rate since the pandemic due to rocketing costs according to...

Britain’s manufacturers are set to step up their level of investment in AI in the next twelve months, according to a Make UK report...

The introduction of a long-term industrial strategy is set to bring a surge of offshore manufacturing production back to the UK...

The UK has seen a 48% increase in the number of manufacturing firms setting ESG targets for their business, with around two thirds (62%)...