Manufacturing

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

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Manufacturing accounts for just 9% of UK GDP — yet drives nearly half of all exports. Explore why the sector remains a vital pillar of the UK economy and what it means for executive leadership talent.