NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
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Believe it when you see it
8 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
12 CI Dilemma
KPI-overload
13 Opinion
Making the investment
14 Employment Law
Tom Watkins and Sarah West
of Shulmans LLP explore targeted
recruitment, a non-renewed
temporary contract and what to
do when a promised promotion
never materialises
16 60 Seconds With...
Donna Edwards, programme
director, Made Smarter NW pilot
Cover Story
18 Future dangers
Health & safety should be the
primary concern of all
manufacturing leaders; can
the latest technology help make
the shopfl oor even safer than it
currently is?
Interview
24 Getting some air
Atlas Copco celebrates a century
of operations in the UK this year.
MM sat down with Alexander
Pavlov, the company’s MD for the
UK and Ireland
Materials Handling
26 Gone in 60 seconds
STILL Material Handling launched
its fl agship new RX-60 forklift at an
event in Hamburg
Business Development
30 The new world
A corporate takeover has seen
a West Midlands manufacturer
broaden its horizons and look
overseas for growth
Management
32 Responsible leadership
In a world where expectations are
increasing from all angles, today’s
leaders cannot lose sight of the key
to their success – their workforce
Energy
34 Energy opportunities
As manufacturers look to cut their
energy use and carbon emissions,
they stand to benefi t from
technologies such as decarbonised
heat and on-site energy generation
36 Make UK Conference
The impact of Brexit on UK supply
chains will be explored at Make UK’s
National Manufacturing Conference
37 IT in Focus
How manufacturers stand to
benefi t from the latest IT solutions
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Manufacturing Outlook Enclosed with this issue:
Manufacturing Outlook
2030 – what does the next
decade have in store for
UK industry?
Manufacturing Outlook
2030
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WHAT DO THE NEXT TEN YEARS HAVE IN STORE FOR MANUFACTURING?
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