MARCH 2020
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
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Burning imperative
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Balancing the books
11 Opinion
A bright future
12 Employment Law
Jonathan Rennie of TLT Solicitors
considers the legality of rejecting
a job applicant based on their
deafness, blocking websites on
internal computers and how to
mitigate the risk of coronavirus
14 60 Seconds With...
Daniel Limb, divisional director, Jenx
Sustainability Special: Cover Story
16 British racing green
Bentley Motors’ historic Crewe
factory has become a fl agship
for high-quality, sustainable
manufacturing. MM takes a look
inside to discover its secrets
Sustainability Special: Strategy
22 Sustainable planning
Sustainability is becoming
increasingly important in
boardrooms across the UK, MM
research has found – and it’s being
driven by customer pressure
Sustainability Special: The Interview
24 Solid foundations
Brick manufacturer, Ibstock,
has built a reputation for
sustainability that is the envy of
the rest of the sector. MM met
with the company’s sustainability
manager to learn more
Sustainability Special: Energy Savings
27 The countdown to net zero
For the industry to reach net zero
within the 30 year target, it must be
taking action today
Sustainability Special: Energy Audits
28 Clean savings
Unilever’s washing tablet factory
in Port Sunlight has turned to Festo
to undertake a root-and-branch
audit of the site’s energy usage
Warehousing
30 Size matters
Are warehouses today getting too
big – or will there always be a need
for ‘mega sheds’?
Coronavirus
34 Factory reset
With the coronavirus outbreak
threatening to grind global supply
chains to a halt, what can
manufacturers do to prepare?
SMAS Conference
36 Making Scotland’s future
The SMAS National Manufacturing
Conference takes place on 26
May at the EICC, Edinburgh
Maintenance
40 Pop culture
Meeting an army of eco-warriors
at AG Barr, Milton Keynes
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