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Local Manufacturer Receives Orders for Essential Products

Dymond Engineering and Metal Products in Barnstaple remains open for business during the COVID19 lockdown, being able to maintain social distancing discipline and the recommended hygiene practices across the site. Since the lockdown we have been involved with a number of orders for essential goods. These included urgently needed powder coating of respirators which we […]

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Make UK Q2 Manufacturing Survey

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing, News / Benjamin Gibbs

Make UK is currently running the quarterly Manufacturing Outlook survey and we need your input to boost information about our sector. Tell us what is happening in your business and we can present an accurate picture of the manufacturing sector to government, the Bank of England and the media during this turbulent political time. The

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SWMAS Barometer Survey results are in!

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

National Manufacturing Barometer Survey (Special Focus: COVID-19 Contingency Plans) MANUFACTURING SECTOR NEEDS URGENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS The latest Manufacturing Barometer highlights a need for accelerated Government support as SME businesses go into steep decline. Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers are calling for greater and faster financial support from the Government as they confront

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Make UK Linkedin members group

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

Make UK has opened a Linkedin group for Make UK members in the South to discuss issues, share best practice and ask for support. It’s also a space where you’ll hear the latest member only news from Make UK about all things manufacturing. Posting on the subject, Stephen Tulip, Regional Membership Manager said; This group

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Government launches coronavirus Future Fund

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

This scheme will issue convertible loans between £125,000 to £5 million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Future Fund will provide government loans to UK-based companies ranging from £125,000 to £5 million, subject to at least equal match funding from private investors. These convertible loans may be

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Make UK COVID-19 Manufacturing Monitor Survey

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

Beginning this week, Make UK have launched a short fortnightly survey to give us better insight into the extent to which manufacturers are: continuing to operate, furloughing their employees, accessing government-led financial support, and offer an indication of when trading conditions may return to normal once the lockdown ends. We will share the data through

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Exe Sails steps up to PPE challenge

COVID19, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

Sam Woolner of Exe Sails has had his facility running flat-out to produce PPE & Scrubs For The NHS Exeter & South West After initially producing gowns and face masks for RD&E Hospital in Exeter, Sam is now getting additional enquiries from other SW Hospitals Having produced over 200 face masks and with orders for

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Barnstaple company submits ideas to #ventilatorchallengeuk

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing, News / Benjamin Gibbs

New NDMA member, Chris Verney of Barum Solar Heat has submitted a proposal to help with the UK government’s ventilator challenge The proposal is to make use of ULTRA/SUPER CAPACITORS to power low-voltage ventilators making them independent of mains power reliability and also highly portable. Chris explains: “as well as using traditional 240V AC power,

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Make UK COVID-19 Updates

COVID19, Economy, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

The second of Make UK’s COVID-19 virtual meetings took place on 15th April Make UK have released updates to the Furlough FAQs here: https://www.makeuk.org/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/furlough-under-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme A webinar on updates has also been released: Please continue to feedback to Make UK on the issues you’re facing, and whether the Government support schemes are working, through your usual

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Product Assessment & Reliability Centre Ltd [PARC]

COVID19, Manufacturing / Benjamin Gibbs

PARC is still open and operational Whilst complying with Government guidelines for Social Distancing and home working measures, PARC is working a split shift system to limit the number of workers on site and the laboratory is closed to all visitors for the time being. PARC is aware that many of its customers are diversifying normal design and manufacturing activities to assist with

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