The Latest Breaking News from Make UK

Firms preparing for difficult year as ‘potent cocktail’ of difficulties takes hold, says industry lobby group

Scandal-hit group says it has sought advice on restructuring, amid reports it is within weeks of running out of cash

Make UK report says post-Brexit structural shift in trade is particularly hurting factories in north-west and West Midlands

Efforts to regain place at intersection of business and government after scandal hampered by refusals to engage

UK businesses have criticised the government for the lack of a clear industrial policy. Industry body Make UK has warned the country “risks being squeezed” by US and EU green subsidy packages.

Britain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering

Tech sector complaints about the difficulties of doing business in the UK have been repeated more recently by the manufacturing sector. A decade of “flip-flopping” by the government has left the UK without an industrial strategy, according to Make UK, which represents industrial and manufacturing employers.

Make UK warns British firms risk losing out, as Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act sucks up investment

The Manufacturing Outlook survey from Make UK and accountancy firm BDO shows a marked pick-up in early 2023

Report says it's 'far too early to say the worst has passed'

Firms have seen a rebound in the first quarter, according to BDO research.