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ISSN: 0953-9204
Online ISSN: 2049-3320 © MA Business 2021
SME survey nds Brexit struggles but Covid-19 recovery
Almost two thirds of companies
surveyed have seen negative
price changes within their supply
chain since leaving the EU
industry slowly starting to bounce
back from Covid-19.
Results of the survey also
discovered that 31% of companies
have seen sales increase over the
past six months, with 44%
expecting further growth between
now and August, both up 3% and
4%, respectively, on the previous
report.
MTA makes
pledge to EU
Brexit issues are causing England’s
small to medium-sized (SME)
manufacturers signi cant disruption
as they look to recover from the
economic effects of Covid-19.
The latest Manufacturing
Barometer by SWMAS (the South
West Manufacturing Advisory
Service) and the Manufacturing
Growth Programme (MGP), revealed
almost two thirds (65%) of
companies have seen negative price
changes within their supply chain
since leaving the EU, with the
availability of raw materials an issue
for 56% of rms.
Of the 284 national
respondents, more than half cited
complications with exporting (54%)
and importing goods (56%) since
31 December, causing potential
short and long-term hits on volumes
and new opportunities.
This survey also found that less
than a third of SME manufacturers
feel they are getting the right
support and guidance from
government on how to navigate
changes caused by Brexit.
On a more positive note, 21% of
businesses believe Brexit could
deliver new reshoring opportunities
as rms look to bring their supply
chains closer to home.
Away from Brexit struggles, there
is a more optimistic picture of
The Manufacturing Technologies
Association (MTA) has pledged
its commitment to continue
working with Europe’s
manufacturers – and called on
politicians in the UK to “back
this important industry”.
As the UK’s representative
with CECIMO, the European
Association of the Machine Tool
Industries and related
Manufacturing Technologies, the
MTA said the deep relationship
between UK and EU
manufacturers must continue.
In a letter to CECIMO, MTA
CEO James Selka said the MTA,
and its members, want to
continue trading with partners in
the EU and “strengthen the
valuable relationships that had
been forged over generations”.
North West manufacturing
gets £8m funding boost
A North West pilot which has helped
hundreds of SME manufacturers
access technology and digital tools
to boost productivity, growth and
create jobs, is to continue as part of
a £8m government rollout.
The successful initiative
becomes part of the government’s
Made Smarter Adoption programme,
which now expands into the North
East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and
the West Midlands regions.
It means hundreds of more
manufacturers in Cheshire and
Warrington, Cumbria, Greater
Manchester, Lancashire, and
Liverpool City Region, will be able to
learn how digital transformation can
help them recover, grow, and create
resilience.
Donna Edwards, Made Smarter’s
North West adoption director, said
the programme has proven the
“value technology can bring to the
manufacturing sector”.
She added: “With the additional
funding, we are able to continue
reaching out to the region’s SME
manufacturers to connect them to
the tools that will make an everyday
difference to their businesses.”
Since its launch two years ago,
the North West programme has
engaged with 1,165 businesses in
the region to help them join the
Industry 4.0 revolution.
568 have received intensive
support including expert, impartial
technology advice, digital
transformation workshops, a
leadership programme, and funded
digital technology internships.
145 businesses have secured
£3.5m matched funding for 180
projects, leveraging £10m of private
sector investment.
4 March 2021, issue 1 - Machinery Classifi ed
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