APRIL 2019
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MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
CONTENTS
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I’ll take the high road
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Back to the drawing board
11 Opinion
Are shift patterns fi t for purpose?
12 Employment Law
David Beswick of Eversheds
Sutherland looks at dealing with
a public divorce on the shopfl oor,
misreporting injuries and keeping
visitors to a factory safe
14 60 Seconds With...
Nick Boughton, digital lead,
Boulting Technology
Cover Story
16 Flowers of Scotland
MM spent a week north of the
border to discover how a
combination of technology and
manpower can help put Scotland
back on the global industrial map
Interview
22 Smart fi xing
The world of maintenance has been
slower to adopt Industry 4.0 than
the rest of the factory. However,
say RS Components, manufacturers
are starting to see the benefi ts of
smart maintenance
Women in Industry
24 Paving the way...
The UK has the lowest percentage
of female engineers in Europe.
Amy Best speaks to leading women
in industry, who are paving the way
for the next generation
Research & Development
28 Racing to success
How other industries hold the key
to unlocking greater innovation
within UK manufacturing
Asset Finance
30 Financing the future
Smaller manufacturers often
struggle to fi nd fi nance deals for
new projects. A new breed of
lender is changing that
Prisoner Reform
32 Second chances
The Ministry of Justice Employment
& Education Strategy focuses on
hiring ex-off enders into businesses
Industry 4.0
34 A light in the dark
How a number of ‘lighthouse’
companies across the globe are
navigating industry through stormy
economic conditions
Materials Handling
38 Can you handle it?
We look at the latest developments
in the materials handling sector
43 Great British Factories
This month’s step back in time sees
us visit the factory of Schweppes
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