Policy Publications

Manufacturing has enjoyed a period of growth in recent years which has contributed to a more balanced UK economy.

This publication continues our series of reports looking at how the global economy is changing and how manufacturing is responding.

Twenty organisations representing manufacturing and its financing have combined with EEF to produce this submission.

For forward-thinking companies, the transition to a low carbon economy will present tremendous opportunities for those who develop and deliver low carbon products and services.

Manufacturing continues to be vital to the UK ’s prosperity. In 2006, it added over £150bn to the economy and accounted for around a seventh of total UK output. This report looks at the changes made in the sector as well as the results.

Nineteen organisations representing manufacturing and its financing have combined with the EEF to produce this submission to government.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of where key low cost economies are heading and what this will mean for UK manufacturers.

Our submission draws on evidence from a range of recent EEF research reports to support recommendations from the manufacturing sector.

In this report we present a considered view from a business perspective on the operation of the RDAs and how they contribute to the economic performance of the regions.

This research in this report is built on the argument that deployment and sustainability are key aspects of improving manufacturing businesses.

EEF has undertaken research examining the experiences and aspirations of manufacturers in export markets, and the challenges facing them.

The responsibility for promoting economic and business growth in the UK is shared across a number of government departments. With a new Prime Minister taking office later in 2007, there is much debate about what steps, if any, he or she should take to reorganise that structure.

Nineteen organisations representing manufacturing and its financing have combined with EEF to produce this submission.

The first edition of our new Manufacturing Performance report, sets out the contribution of manufacturing to economic performance.

In this Pre-Budget Submission we concentrate on key issues and priorities for manufacturing in the current environment, and lay out some medium-term concerns in a range of areas that the government should begin to address.

EEF calls for radical reform of the skills training system in the UK which, despite previous attempts at change, is still failing to address the UK’s skills gap.

Taking a deliberately wide definition of innovation to include areas such as design, marketing/distribution and organisational innovation, we look in this report at what companies are doing, at what drives them or holds them back and at how well they are achieving their objectives. We have also sought firms’ views on the environment for innovation in the UK and on whether the various types of support from the government are helping them to innovate more successfully.

EEF is joined by 20 manufacturing organisations in putting this submission together. It highlights the key priorities in our industry at a time when profitability is under severe pressure.

This report into the link between skills and productivity provides an insight into how British business will be competing globally in the future.

This new report from EEF examines the options available to the UK to guarantee a sustainable supply of energy in the future

EEF's contribution to the debate on how the tax system can better serve its necessary objectives without compromising the competitive position of UK business.

EEF's constructive contribution to the debate on how, given an ageing society, we must move forward with the provision of pensions.

This report focuses on the problems, challenges and opportunities for UK manufacturing companies from current and impending waste management policy and legislation.

This report, together with our work on skills, tax, pensions and energy, is a part of EEF’s commitment to shaping the debate on the future path of UK manufacturing. These are exciting times, and we believe that the UK and its manufacturers can continue to play a major role on the world stage.

This latest report investigates what we have identified as the key issues explaining the UK's productivity gap - skills, innovation and investment - seeking more evidence across a sample of 600 companies in the UK, France and Germany.

EEF's submission to the 2004 Spending Review back the need for public sector efficiencies, but urges government to maintain support for business in fundamental areas including innovation and skills.

This report represents the first part of a follow up study to Catching up with Uncle Sam, looking at manufacturing productivity in the UK, Germany and France.

This report goes on to look at how employers and government can work together, tackle the issues relevant to them and boost productivity growth.