Make UK: Is the Job Support Scheme for you?
In light of this recent announcement, will the new JSS help your business get through the winter?
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Economy
Make UK comment on the Chancellor’s statement
Commenting on the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive of Make UK, said : “I warmly congratulate the Chancellor for taking decisive action that will help avoid the significant redundancies we were facing had there been a cliff edge end to government support. The priority right now has to be saving
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TDK-Lambda announces £11.5m investment to redevelop its manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe, UK
The investment, which will be staged over the next three and a half years, will enable the company to increase production capacity by 50%. The original factory was built over 50 years ago with further expansion in the mid-1980s. While the company has invested heavily in new equipment and building upgrades over these years, including
Make UK: Industry calls for Job Retention Scheme extension for critical sectors
The Job Retention Scheme must be extended for critical, strategic industrial sectors or risk the loss of key skills leaving the UK in the slow lane behind major competitors in recovering from the pandemic.
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Appledore Shipyard Careers Open Day
Following the recent acquisition of the historic Appledore Shipyard, Harland & Wolff is delighted to welcome prospective employees onsite as part of its first Careers Open Day.
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Insider: DEAL AGREED FOR APPLEDORE SHIPYARD ASSETS
A deal has been agreed for a listed business to acquire substantially all the assets of Appledore Shipyard in Devon. InfraStrata, the owner of Belfast’s historic Harland & Wolff (H&W) yard, has acquired the assets, with the site to be renamed H&W (Appledore). The business, which is focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset
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Growth Support Kickstart Grant Scheme
Small businesses and the tourism sector across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay are among those who can benefit from the Growth Support Kickstart Grant Scheme offering grants of up to £3,000. It follows the recent government announcement of a £10 million national investment to kickstart the tourism economy and a £20 million national investment to
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Heart of the South West LEP report 2019/20
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership – covering Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay – is one of the 38 LEPs in England. We are a business-led partnership between the private sector, local authorities, universities and colleges.
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Make UK updates – Policy wins, Surveys, Furlough, Digitalisation
A brief digest of recent developments at Make UK – Furlough updates and manufacturing resilience post-Covid-19
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Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering – research to boost demand for higher technical education and create provision to meet this demand
The Heart of the South West LEP is working with the Learning and Work Institute (L&W) to explore ways to boost demand for higher technical education at Level 4 and 5, and create provision to meet this demand. L&W has been commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Heart of the South West is