Commenting on the Index of Production for March 2013, published today by the ONS, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said: “These figures are slightly better than analysts predicted, and suggest there will be no revisions in the ONS’s 0.3% GDP growth estimate for the first quarter. While the monthly more »
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Sheffield film crew capture the magic of manufacturing
The Global Manufacturing Festival took place between the 17th and 19th April 2013. The three days saw thousands of delegates attending the city wide events programme, to see what the UK has to offer. Get Up To Speed was focussed around encouraging young people to get involved with the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and more »
Supply Chain Opportunities highlighted at Global Manufacturing Festival
The Sheffield City Region reaffirmed its position at the forefront of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering last week, as thousands of delegates flocked to attend the numerous events which formed the Global Manufacturing Festival (GMF) 2013. The Festival began on Wednesday with the Get Up To Speed event held at the Blue Shed, aimed at inspiring more »
World Industry Leaders Commit to Sheffield City Region at Global Manufacturing Festival Launch
This week leaders from world industry committed their organisations to backing the Global Manufacturing Festival (GMF) in Sheffield City Region in April. Key figures from Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Tata Steel gathered in London at the festival’s Westminster launch, sponsored by Huthwaite International, responding with a unanimous ‘yes’ when asked if their buyers would attend more »
Liquid computer server could cut Internet costs
27th February, 2013 – A revolutionary liquid-cooled computer server that could slash the carbon footprint of the internet has been developed by a local Rotherham company. While most computers use air to cool their electronics, all of the components in the new server, developed by Iceotope at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) are completely immersed more »