Manufacturing

Construction giant Taylor Wimpey, which has announced a phased reopening of its building sites from Monday 4 May, is among...

Barratt Developments has temporarily laid off 85% of its staff but will pay them in full until the end of May.

Crawley will be hardest hit in terms of jobs with Oxford among the least affected.

Business group the CBI has told MPs that “hundreds of thousands” of jobs could be at risk due to the...

Car manufacturer Vauxhall will close its Ellesmere Port plant for 10 days from today (17 March) over coronavirus fears.
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Projections point to a recovery later this year as global efforts to contain the outbreak bear fruit.

JCB is set to cut hours and production as the coronavirus outbreak affects component supply from China.

Manufacturers are investing more in workers’ health and wellbeing than ever, but a more proactive approach – including making better...

Employment in the manufacturing sector has fallen for the eighth month in a row as factories lay off workers at...

With legal action hovering over British American Tobacco, and G4S shares being blacklisted by an investment fund, it’s clear that...

The CBI’s quarterly industrial trends survey has seen the fastest fall in headcount since April 2010, with firms anticipating an...

The UK's service sector, which makes up 80% of the country's economy, contracted in September prompting fears of a recession.

One of Northern Ireland’s largest employers Wrightbus is set to go into administration today, putting 1,400 jobs at risk.

Regions with a high dependence on exports to the EU have been highlighted as being likely to be hit by...

The UK needs to manage industrial change far better than in the past if the economy is to harness new technology, become greener and provide better livelihoods