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UK Manufacturing Slips To Twelfth In World Rankings
The UK’s manufacturing sector has dropped out of the top ten world rankings, falling to twelfth according to the latest official figures...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 29, 20243 min read


Breaking The Ice For Six Generations
Founded in 1860, The Ice Co is Europe’s leading ice manufacturer and the UK’s number 1 ice brand, with bestselling products such as Super...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 29, 20248 min read


Devolved Nations See Manufacturing Jobs Boost
But 64k vacancies remain, worth £6bn in lost output Key findings: Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland see manufacturing jobs increase. In...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jul 15, 20244 min read


Ringway Invests In Econ's Fully Electric Maintenance Vehicle
Ringway has hailed the impact of its first fully electric highways maintenance vehicle, six months after reaching UK’s first agreement...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 14, 20242 min read


JCB Breaks Ground At New $500 Million Factory
Work began on a new $500 million JCB factory in North America – the biggest-ever investment in the company’s history. The start of...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jun 7, 20243 min read


JJ Smith Receives Prestigious King's Award
Trade Knowsley based JJ Smith has proudly earned a King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. As one of only 252 organisations...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
May 7, 20242 min read


Luxury Bedmaker Announces Partnership With BBC Sewing Bee Judge
Luxury bedmaker Harrison Spinks has teamed up with designer and BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant to champion...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
May 1, 20242 min read


Bridge Of Weir Leather Joins Forces With CALLUM
Bridge of Weir, supplier of Fine Automotive Leather to the world’s most-respected luxury car brands, announces a new partnership with...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Apr 24, 20243 min read


Manufacturing Recruitment Seems To Be Easing...
Manufacturers find recruitment challenge easing – with two thirds of companies filling the majority of their vacancies, up from 43% last...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Apr 19, 20242 min read


Luxury Bedmaker's Major Initiatives To Cut Emissions
Fifth generation, family-owned luxury bed and components manufacturer, Harrison Spinks, has announced a raft of sustainably-focussed...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Apr 17, 20244 min read


Making LEGO® Bricks More Sustainable
LEGO believe it’s important to be transparent about their sustainability efforts, including ambition to make products from more...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Realising Global Ambitions At Cleenol
Cleenol Group Ltd, a leading UK-based manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products, is proud to announce the opening of its first...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 7, 20242 min read


Manufacturers Increasing Investment In Wellbeing
Almost half of employers have increased spending on workforce health and wellbeing in the last year, and are seeing dramatic improvement...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 4, 20243 min read


Diamond Day As Anthony Bamford Marks 60 Years' JCB Service
JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford celebrates an unprecedented milestone with the family firm this weekend – 60 years’ service. Having...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 23, 20242 min read


Henry Brothers Stages Topping Out Ceremony At Beacon Barracks
Contractor Henry Brothers Construction has held a topping out ceremony to mark a key stage in the project to deliver new facilities at...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 21, 20242 min read


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

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Celebration Packaging Introduces New Range Of Tamper-Evident Packaging
The new range, introduced under family run Celebration Packaging’s SolutionWare brand, includes sandwich packs, rectangular salad...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Abacus Adds To Remarkable Expansion With New Site
Pioneering Leicestershire firm Abacus Flooring Solutions has announced its imminent move to bigger premises following an incredible year...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 24, 20243 min read


Econ Announces Deal For Worlds First Fully Electric Gritter
Econ Engineering’s fully electric-powered gritter has secured a landmark contract with UK highways specialist Ringway signing up to take...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 22, 20243 min read


Metro Bank Supports Eco-Manufacturer With £600K Of Financing
Fill/ Refill, a Northamptonshire family-run manufacturer has received over £600k of financing from Metro Bank to help it achieve its...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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