FEBRUARY 2019
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MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
CONTENTS
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Creating a legacy
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 CI Dilemma
Converting the non-believers
11 Opinion
The rise of the robots
12 Employment Law
Tracey Marsden of CMS explores
the ramifi cations of inappropriate
images on social media, a dispute
of music on the factory fl oor and
annual staff bonuses
14 60 Seconds With...
Frazer Mackay, Crowcon
Cover Story
18 Steeling a march
The opening of two new state-
of-the-art factories in Sheffi eld
demonstrates the latest stage in
a high-value manufacturing
renaissance in the Steel City
Interview
24 Multiply and thrive
A focus on multi-skilling your
existing workforce may be a
way of bridging the skills gap,
Stephanie Devine of HRC
Recruitment tells MM
Energy
26 Ahead of the pack
Manufacturers are at diff erent stages
of their journey to zero emissions.
Amy Best looks at who is leading
the race towards a greener future
Logistics
32 Known unknowns
Pressure is building on UK supply
chains in the run-up to Brexit.
What should manufacturers be
doing to prepare?
Legislation
34 More than a name
Time is running out to change
to the new ISO 45001 standard,
warns Malcolm Wheatley
Industry 4.0
38 The road to maturity
Paul Taylor of TÜV SÜD explains
how to track your journey through
the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Productivity
40 Tackling the puzzle
Mace Group’s John Eggerton looks
at what needs to be done to
improve the nation’s productivity
43 Great British Factories
Our regular step back in time takes
us to London, via Guernsey, to
discover the history of the De La
Rue printing company
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