UK-based Environmental Services Association (ESA) has recommended the HM Treasury to work with Defra to increase recycling in the country. ESA is a trade association that represents the resource and waste management industry in the UK. ...
Tags: packaging, recycled material
The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, has announced that for the fist time ever it will be accepting entries for its prestigious Sustainability Award from all UK furnishings manufacturers. Now in ...
Tags: furnishing industry, FISP, improvements
West Midlands-based company Furmanac is now officially a Zero To Landfill furniture manufacturer, having undergone a stringent process including a full audit trail. Purchasing director Harmz Pattar says: “At Furmanac, we are ...
Tags: Furmanac, Zero To Landfill manufacture, Waste-Prevention Status
The European economy is forecast to grow by circa 1.2% this year, given fresh impetus by the €60 billion a month of quantitative easing recently initiated by the ECB. This has caused a significant depreciation of the euro; we’ll ...
According to Experian, which conducted its research on behalf of law firm Irwin Mitchell, UK manufacturers were the target of 236 deals in the third quarter of 2014. The total number of deals in 2014 now stands at 619, 28% more than the ...
Tags: UK Manufacturing Sector
The UK food and beverage industry leads in having energy management goals planned for the next five years, with 64% considering to increase their investment in the next 12 months. Approximately 70% of the food and beverage companies ...
Tags: Beverage, Energy Management Measures, beverage industry
The Can Makers, the industry trade body representing the UK manufacturers of drinks cans, said there was a 7.1% increase across the UK drinks can markets, as the economy rose together with a warm spring and a summer of sport, particularly ...
Tags: Drinks Can, Packaging, Printing
The Furniture Ombudsman Conducts a Training Course Published on : Friday, July 11, 2014 In response to a continued high-level of interest from both retailers and manufacturers, the ‘Understanding Consumer Law and Bed ...
Tags: Training Course, Bed Complaints, Furniture
The National Bed Federation (NBF) presents a bed-specific exhibition in the UK, scheduled from September 23-24 September 2014, which will be held at Telford International Centre. It is once again looking for the most successful bed industry ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Supported by (UKTI) the BFM led a research mission to the Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition (SIFE) last March to explore its potential as an exhibition platform for four BFM member companies – Charles Barr Furniture, ...
Tags: Chinese Market, BFM Members
Collaboration between retailers, brands, their manufacturing partners and suppliers is starting to drive a recovery in the UK’s garment making sector. This was the optimistic and overwhelming conclusion of speakers at the recent ASBCI ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Textile
The National Bed Federation (NBF) - the recognised trade association representing UK manufacturers of beds and their suppliers – has a whole new look for 2014. The brand new image is accompanied by a new website amidst the exciting ...
UK manufacturers can beat China on price, quality and service, as Bolton based contract electronics manufacturer, Ability Tec, has proved. This social enterprise company was born out of a former Remploy Electronics factory and three ...
Tags: Ability Tec, Parotec Solutions, Bolton, China
Seaward has introduced a special added value - low price Best of British kit for 17th Edition electrical installation testing. For a limited period only, Seaward is highlighting its presence as one of the few UK manufacturers of 17th ...
Tags: special, British, electrical, installation, seaward
The third quarter lived up to UK printer expectations according to the results of the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. More firms saw a pick up in demand rather than a fall with 31% benefiting from an increase in the volume of orders ...
Tags: Office Supplies