ADS 2022 Priorities and Outlook
ADS 2022 Priorities and Outlook
Due to the postponement of the ADS Annual Dinner to 23 March, on Wednesday 19 January in its place a webinar took place and members were introduced […]
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UK Economy grew in November – Aerospace manufacture remains weak
UK Economy grew in November – Aerospace manufacture remains weak
Last week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published estimates of GDP figures for the month of November 2021. The UK economy […]
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Emerging Skills Project
Emerging Skills Project
ADS are supporting the Emerging Skills Project (ESP) as part of the Government’s Skills for Jobs plan, specifically focused on the Manufacturing […]
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UK Trade and Export Finance Forum
UK Trade and Export Finance Forum
This week, ADS attended the UK Trade and Export Finance Forum to learn about opportunities and support available to business from a […]
Read moreQ3 2021 – growth continues, slowed by supply chain disruption
Q3 2021 – growth continues, slowed by supply chain disruption
This week’s GDP figures give us a first look at the economic recovery in the month of September and also the third […]
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Investing in a Balanced UK Economy: Our Sectors’ contribution to regional prosperity
Investing in a Balanced UK Economy: Our Sectors’ contribution to regional prosperity
The aerospace, defence, security & space industries provide high wage careers and vital investment in every part of the UK. Future growth […]
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M5 launches joint report setting out how to maximise the potential of UK manufacturing
M5 launches joint report setting out how to maximise the potential of UK manufacturing
This week ADS, alongside the trade associations representing the automotive, chemicals, food and drink and pharmaceutical manufacturers launched their first paper as […]
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Manufacturing 5: Investing in advanced manufacturing is investing in levelling up
Manufacturing 5: Investing in advanced manufacturing is investing in levelling up
As the Government looks to deliver ambitious plans for domestic reform and global leadership, the success of UK manufacturing will be central […]
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ADS members win grant from Government for zero emission flight innovation
ADS members win grant from Government for zero emission flight innovation
A key pillar of the roadmap to net zero by 2050 is zero emission flight, delivered in part through new and innovative […]
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Full Import Controls on EU to UK goods once again delayed
Full Import Controls on EU to UK goods once again delayed
Some businesses this week will welcome the news that the UK Government have refreshed the timetable for the implementing full customs controls […]
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Ping-demic stalls expected July growth
Ping-demic stalls expected July growth
With Freedom Day (in England) on July 19 2021, many anticipated that the July growth figures would be significant especially given the general excitement in July of summer […]
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UK Economy – there is growth, but it’s slow
UK Economy – there is growth, but it’s slow
0.8 percent GDP growth in May 2021 is the fourth consecutive month of growth. As restrictions eased in April there was a […]
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Trade dispute movement as tariff suspension agreed
Trade dispute movement as tariff suspension agreed
How did we (finally) get here? Last week, following a 17-year long trade dispute, a deal was struck on the Airbus-Boeing dispute. Following talks […]
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My life. My potential #INWED21
My life. My potential #INWED21
Today is International Women in Engineering Day which aims to celebrate and raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses on […]
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Supercharging science: working with Dstl as part of the UK science superpower
Supercharging science: working with Dstl as part of the UK science superpower
A guest post from Dstl. The head of Dstl, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, today called on the UK’s science and […]
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