SEPTEMBER 2020
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT Incorporating Works Management
CONTENTS
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From tiny acorns...
6 Round-Up
This month’s biggest stories
10 Opinion
National pride
11 60 Seconds With...
Sean Robinson, Novotek
Cover Story
12 High voltage
Brexit pressures saw electric bike
manufacturer, VOLT, open its fi rst
UK-based factory earlier this year –
but the company hadn’t counted
on the challenges of setting up
shop during a global pandemic
The Interview
16 No more 9 to 5?
COVID-19 has changed the way
o ce-based sta work forever, but
could remote working also become
commonplace in hands-on sectors
like manufacturing? We speak to
IWFM director, Chris Moriarty
Sustainability
20 Keeping the momentum
The pandemic has disrupted
industry’s push towards Net
Zero. Could taking a behaviour-
based approach see it stay high up
the agenda?
Future-Proofi ng
22 Springing to success
Keighley manufacturer, Airedale
Springs, is taking the opportunity
to ensure the company is more
robust against future disruption
Maintenance
24 Healthy automation
With over half of the UK’s installed
robot base having been in place
for at least 10 years, the time may
now be due for either an
upgrade or replacement, warns
ABB’s Nigel Platt
Supply Chains
28 The global supply chain
DHL’s MD of manufacturing
logistics, Mike Bristow, explains
why manufacturers should use
the post-COVID world as a chance
to improve supply chain resilience
Recovery
30 The road to recovery
Guy Hodgkinson, partner at MHA
MacIntyre Hudson, shares practical
steps manufacturers can take to
maximise their COVID-19 recovery
Automation
32 Automation anxiety
Automation is set to become
increasingly important in all of our
lives – but should we be worried?
IT in Focus
34 A helping hand
No stranger to adversity, 123 Insight
has been seamlessly supporting its
manufacturing customer base
throughout lockdown
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