A shake-up of England’s transport and communications infrastructure is needed to give manufacturers access to a wide pool of labour and improved connectivity of supply chains, according to a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report.
Business conditions for UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) stabilised over the past quarter but the looming skills shortage is still cause for concern, warned the latest Confederation of British Industry (CBI) quarterly trends survey.
British food and drink manufacturers are stepping up investment, reflecting growing optimism about business prospects, according to a survey by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Food and drink was one of the star performers driving growth within UK manufacturing in the last three months, according the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Despite 18 months of growth, optimism among food and drink manufacturers is plunging, warns the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s quarterly industrial trends survey released recently.
Most food and drink manufacturers were working below capacity in the last quarter, according to a new survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Next week’s strike at Vion’s Llangefni chicken processing plant would be illegal if changes to labour laws proposed by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) were to make it onto the statute books.
Aspects of the EU agency workers’ Directive still need further clarification and simplification to help make it easier for employers to navigate, according to the CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
