United Kingdom | Wednesday, 3 December 2008

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11. British designers crimped by lack of factories
As the fashion show cycle heads to a climax in Milan and Paris, in London industry executives are debating if Britain's efforts to grow its own Gucci or Louis Vuitton will require a new industrial revolution.
21 Feb 2008
12. CBI says manufacturing strong in January
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the manufacturing sector is "enjoying the longest run of sustained demand for 12 years and is bucking the slowdown in other parts of the economy."
20 Feb 2008
13. Manufacturing dropped 0.2% in December
Manufacturing output dropped by 0.2 per cent on the month in December, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
07 Feb 2008
14. Manufacturers saw strong 2007
Manufacturers enjoyed their best year in a decade in 2007, but the threat of a U.S. recession and financial market turmoil is clouding the outlook for 2008, according to the Engineering Employers' Federation.
21 Jan 2008
15. Nokia close German plant: 2,300 jobs affected
Finnish Telecoms company Nokia has announced that it will be closing down its manufacture of mobile devices in Germany and close its Bochum site by the middle of 2008. The company said it plans to move its German manufacturing to its other, “more cost competitive sites in Europe”.
15 Jan 2008
16. Factory activity and orders growth ease
Manufacturing activity growth eased last month as worries about the global credit crunch depressed the rise in new orders to its weakest in almost two years, a survey showed on Wednesday.
02 Jan 2008
17. Broker says Astra's Crestor may face patent threat
Five generic firms have recently filed manufacturing applications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make a form of AstraZeneca's cholesterol drug Crestor, suggesting a patent challenge could be imminent, according to Citigroup analysts.
31 Aug 2007
18. Manufacturing growth accelerates
Factory activity accelerated at its fastest pace in 2 1/2 years last month and firms hiked prices at their sharpest rate since records began 8 years ago, a survey showed on Thursday.
01 Mar 2007
19. Factory output continues to rise
Factory output rose twice as fast as expected in August amid a broad based pick up that suggested the sector's recovery has not been dented by the strong pound.
06 Oct 2006
20. Companies' fuel bills surge
Around four fifths of manufacturers have seen their fuel bills rocket at least 30 percent in the last year
25 Sep 2006
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