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Industry calls for science and innovation Marshall Plan
Make UK said a survey found companies are preparing for a long-haul
recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
Long term, a transformation of
the economy is needed. He added:
“We need an industrial strategy
and vision on a scale not seen
since the Marshall Plan which
identi es new technologies and
market openings that will bene t
from enterprise friendly policies on
taxation, R&D, infrastructure and
regional investment.”
MTC to trial
5G network
Britain’s manufacturers are calling
on the government to set out a
major long-term industrial and
economic strategy on a scale not
seen since the Marshall Plan – to
ensure the UK takes advantage of
its world-class science base and
growth in new technologies.
The call by Make UK comes on
the back of its latest Manufacturing
Monitor tracking survey which shows
rms are preparing for a long-haul
recovery from the Covid-19
pandemic, adding more short-term
tactical measures are needed to
help support companies and there
is an urgent need to develop a
longer-term strategic vision seting
out how the UK can prosper.
In particular, the manufacturers’
organisation stated it requires a
change in mindset from government
beyond simply thinking about how
we can diverge from the EU, to how
the UK can bene t from digital
technologies, the innovation derived
from academia and growth
opportunities in transformation to a
net-zero economy by 2050.
Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson,
said the UK and economy is at “a
crossroads” and short term issues
need to be addressed like xing
border delays and measures to ease
industry’s cost base to help rms
through the rest of this year.
The Manufacturing Technology
Centre (MTC) is to trial a
purpose-built private 5G network
aimed at helping manufacturers
boost productivity.
The MTC is launching its 5G
capability in partnership with
West Midlands 5G (WM5G) and
Worcestershire 5G (W5G) along
with technology partner BT.
The private network will be
installed at the MTC’s
manufacturing research facility
on Ansty Park. The 5G connected
facility will allow manufacturers
of all sizes to explore bene ts
from multi-edge computing and
wireless connectivity in digital
manufacturing and robotics.
A live 5G-connected robotics
demonstrator will also come on
stream later in the year.
Latest PMI data nds challenging
January for UK manufacturing
UK manufacturing lost some of the
momentum it had gained in late
2020, as Brexit and the latest
Covid-19 lockdown took their toll on
the industry, according to the latest
Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).
The PMI fell to a three-month low
of 54.1 in January, down from
December’s three-year high of 57.5.
Declining new order intakes and a
steep reduction in input stocks both
weighed on the PMI level.
Supplier lead times lengthened
signi cantly, reaching the highest
gure recorded in the near-30-year
history of the PMI survey (aside from
April 2020, at the start of the Covid-
19 pandemic).
Although this is usually a signal
of stronger demand resulting from
economic growth, the recent trend in
vendor performance has mainly
re ected supply chain disruptions
caused by Covid-19 restrictions and
the end of the Brexit transition
period.
Manufacturing output grew for
the eighth consecutive month, albeit
at the joint-slowest rate during that
time as new orders fell to re ect a
lower number of export contracts.
Companies reported that the
national lockdown, end of the Brexit
transition period, client closures and
renewed uncertainty at the start of
the year all contributed to the
decrease in new orders.
There were also reports of EUbased
clients having already brought
forward purchasing to avoid
expected disruption ahead of the
end of the transition period on 1
January.
On a positive note, January saw
the rst rise in manufacturing
employment numbers in a year.
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