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Railway News – Late May 2022

After 20 months of full construction work, HS2 has announced it is already well on track to taking on 2,000 apprentices. So far, 923 apprentices have been a part of HS2. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 new jobs have been added to the HS2 workforce, reflecting the rapid momentum on the project during the new calendar year, with civils construction works underway at over 300 sites between the West Midlands and London, and the Bill submitted to Parliament to extend the high-speed network north ...

Power Generation News – Late May 2022

The UK government has opened the GBP 160 million Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS) for expressions of interest. Announced in November 2021, the investment scheme will provide government funding to boost floating offshore wind capability around the UK at sites in Scotland, Wales, and elsewhere by supporting manufacturers and giving private investors the confidence to back this emerging sector which is expected to rapidly expand in the years ahead, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said. https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/05/20/uk-opens-gbp-160-million-floating-offshore-wind-funding-round/ ____________________ A ...

Manufacturing News – Late May 2022

A £25m industry-led programme to tackle supply chain woes head-on has opened applications to businesses and academia across the UK. Led by Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, the Made Smarter Innovation Digital Supply Chain Hub will create a community of large businesses, technology startups and academics to advance the development and adoption of cutting-edge digital technology. The four-year project will address the critical supply chain challenges facing UK business and industry, from supply and demand imbalances, to risk ...

Aerospace News – Late May 2022

Airbus is strengthening its presence in the UK with the launch of a Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies. A priority for the UK ZEDC will be the development of a cost-competitive cryogenic fuel system required for the successful entry-into-service of Airbus’ ZEROe passenger aircraft by 2035 and to accelerate UK skills and know-how on hydrogen-propulsion technologies. The UK ZEDC will benefit from the recent commitment by the UK Government to guarantee £685 million of funding to the Aerospace Technology Institute ...

Automotive News – Late May 2022

A strong start to the year continues for UK Commercial Vehicle (CV) production. British CV production rises 27.6% in best performing April since 2016. Output grows 58.0% for export markets but declines by -1.0% for domestic. The proportion of CVs built for export during the month increases to 59.9%. https://www.smmt.co.uk/2022/05/strong-start-to-the-year-continues-for-uk-cv-production/ ____________________ Three quarters of a million EVs now on UK roads, but car ownership falls for second year. Vehicles on UK roads increase 0.4% to 40,506,971 in 2021, but car ownership falls -0.2% to ...

Energy News – Early May 2022

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched the Phase 2: Summer 2022 competition window of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). Phase 2 is worth around £220m in funding between Autumn 2021 and 2025. Businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now bid for a share of up to £70m in grant funding through the Phase 2: Summer 2022 competition window. https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/industrial-energy-transformation-fund-ietf-launches-new-70m-phase-2-competition-window/ BP has pledged to invest up to £18bn in the UK’s energy system by the end of ...

Defence News – Early May 2022

Defence contracts worth more than £2 billion have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin the third major phase of the future submarine nuclear deterrent programme – Dreadnought. With the overall programme supporting around 30,000 jobs across the UK, from design through to build, Delivery Phase 3 (DP3) represents the most significant stage of the Dreadnought programme so far. In 2021 alone, it supported around 13,500 jobs in the Northwest of England and a further 16,300 over the rest of ...

Railway News – Early May 2022

HS2 Ltd has reached an agreement with Bruntwood, one of the UK’s leading property providers, to purchase Square One on Travis Street in readiness for construction of Manchester’s brand new high speed railway station. The sale marks HS2’s second major property acquisition in the city centre in just over 12 months, following its purchase of the Store Street site in April 2021. Both sites have been purchased by HS2, on behalf of the Department for Transport, and are pivotal to the creation ...

Power Generation News – Early May 2022

Britain’s manufacturers are leading the charge towards Net Zero as the sector makes a huge leap forward from just 18 months ago when very few companies had a specific Net Zero strategy in place. The positive influences of COP26 and increased practical help in implementing positive green strategies in the workplace has turbocharged industry in the Race to Zero. According to new research published today by Make UK, almost two thirds (65%) of manufacturers have taken positive action towards their Net Zero ...

Manufacturing News – Early May 2022

Britain’s manufacturers are calling for a cross-industry and Government taskforce to assess the UK’s current and future supply chain resilience and capabilities, as well as establishing an action plan to protect the economy from any future significant disruptive event. The call was made on the back of a major report by Make UK and Infor, ‘Operating without Borders – Building Global Resilient Supply Chains’, which shows the stark impact on UK manufacturers from the economic shocks of the last two years and ...