Jul 07, 2011
Dr Gabriel Hemery of the Sylva Foundation was a judge at the recent MakeIT! Furniture awards ceremony. He spoke to Helen Hewitt of Proskills, about how Britain could make better use of its wood supply
Jul 06, 2011
Students from Bacon’s College in South London visited printing company Velmex recently, gaining practical experience of the industry. The students benefitted greatly from the opportunity to learn about and use modern printing techniques.
Jul 01, 2011
The PrintIT! programme aims to help students develop their creative skills and encourages them to consider a career in print industry. Results from a recent survey show it is having a real impact on students perceptioons of the industry
Apr 27, 2011
JELD-WEN UK has become the 1000th company to sign the Proskills Sustainable Workforce Skills Pledge, demonstrating its long-term commitment to upskilling its workforce,
Apr 11, 2011
Proskills and leading members of the Furniture Industry met on the 7th April to judge the entries and select the first ever finalists of the MakeIT! Furniture competition.
Mar 02, 2011
The UK's manufacturing sector maintained its recent record pace of growth in February, according to the latest Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) survey.
Feb 14, 2011
As the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) publishes its Trade and Investment strategy, leading figures from manufacturing offer words of warning to a government whose ambitious strategy could easily fail.
Feb 02, 2011
The Advance Growth Manufacturing Summit on 25th January was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Secretary of State Vince Cable, amongst other Ministers in order to take forward steps in forging growth in British Manufacturing.
Jan 05, 2011
As Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for process and manufacturing, launches four new Schools Into Industry Programmes (SIIP’s), Lord Digby Jones, challenges British manufacturers to engage with local schools.
Dec 21, 2010
Terry Watts, CEO of Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for process and manufacturing explains that we are half way there in winning the battle against the freeze.