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Executive Update is back with a sharper focus. Each month, we'll share a straight-talking view of the manufacturing and engineering market: what is moving, what we're hearing, the businesses investing and the people issues sitting behind the headlines. No recycled LinkedIn wisdom. Just a useful monthly view from the market. This month in one line There is activity, but it is deliberate activity. Businesses are hiring where the role really matters. How we're seeing the market

For a growing business, the next step isn’t always another full-time executive. Sometimes what’s missing is independent challenge, broader experience and a different voice around the table.

Investment, technology and infrastructure matter. But the growth of Northern industry ultimately depends on having the people capable of turning ambition into reality.

Holding firm on salary can feel disciplined. But when a vacancy remains open for months, the saving can quickly become the expensive option.