FEBRUARY 2020
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
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A shrug of the shoulders
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Bottle job
12 Employment Law
Helen Hughes of Shakespeare
Martineau explores parental leave
in a same-sex relationship, being
ostracised by a manager and
rewarding only those at the top
with a pay rise
14 60 Seconds With...
Sue Bagguley, head of business
development, Siemens Digital
Cover Story
18 Putting things right
The UK lags behind the rest of the
industrialised world when it comes
to productivity. Chris Beck asks
what more can be done to get the
country back on track.
The Interview
24 Skilling the future
Semta has undergone a radical
change to become Enginuity.
The company’s chief executive,
Ann Watson, speaks to MM about
the new name, and the evolving
skills needs of the sector
Management
28 Incremental HR
Manufacturers know how to drive
incremental improvements in
production – but they can easily
apply the same principles to HR
Make UK National Conference
30 Making your voice heard
Make UK’s CEO, Stephen Phipson,
speaks to Manufacturing
Management about the fallout
from the general election, wider
industry pressures and the National
Manufacturing Conference
Automation
34 Disruptive automation
Two architects are on a mission
to ‘democratise’ industrial robotics,
having developed a simple-to-
operate, cost-e ective solution
Forklift Trucks
37 Trading places
Why warehouse managers should
look at second-hand forklifts
Branding
40 Brand on the run
Your company’s image has a huge
impact on corporate success –
and often starts from within
Waste Management
42 A clear path
Water fi lter manufacturer, BRITA,
has streamlined its complicated
waste streams to achieve zero
waste to landfi ll
Manufacturing Management Show
44 Conference call
The fi rst speakers are announced
47 IT in Focus
How manufacturers stand to
benefi t from the latest IT solutions
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