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Upbeat survey from EEF | EEF discuss unemployment with Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary | EEF calls on DECC to ensure the UK remains a good place to invest for manufacturing sector and energy intensive industries | EEF meets with Energy Efficiency Deployment Office | EEF seek manufacturers’ thoughts on Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) | EEF Photography Awards Launched | Spending Review 2015/16 Spotlight on Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF publishes priorities for Spending Review 2015/16 | EEF discusses business issues with DPM’s office | EEF looks at the future of pensions saving | EEF members and UKCES discuss future of Apprenticeship funding | Think, Act, Report reaches 100th sign up and Government publishes Equal Pay Audit consultation | In the News
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EEF launches new state-of-the-art Apprentice & Skills Training Centre in the West Midlands | EEF highlights opportunities to ease REACH burdens on SMEs | EEF meets EU Commission to discuss climate change policy beyond 2030 | National Local Authority Enforcement Code | Spending Review 2015/16 Spotlight on Innovation | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF hosts Manufacturing Alliance Roundtable with Michael Fallon | EEF speaks to the Labour Party on skills and Spending Review | UKCES Commissioner Nigel Whitehead reviewing Adult Vocational Qualifications in Engineering | Weekly Focus – spotlight on Skills | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF takes Spending Review priorities to Downing Street | Insight and guidance on Export Finance | Energy Live News Conference at Drax power station | Trade mission opportunity for members | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF continues to discuss key Spending Review issues with government | Engaging with the Labour Party | The Queen’s Speech | In the News
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EEF engagement ahead of Spending review | EEF co-chairs DECC expert panel on mandatory energy audits | EEF challenges Treasury to re-examine the Carbon Price Floor | The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2013 | Weekly Focus: Employment Law reform takes another step forward | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
IN THIS ISSUE Working with the Labour Party on resource security | Your thoughts on the future of Apprenticeships | Weekly Focus – Today’s GDP figures – UK avoids ‘triple dip’ recession | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EU Challenge | Entries are now open for the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2013 | New immigration rules come into force | Unnecessary health and safety regulations to be removed | Talent Retention Solution opens up its offering to AME sector | Weekly focus: EEF releases transport report | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF gives evidence on local growth and the skills system | HMRC is reforming PAYE - real-time information required from 6 April | Grants available for SMEs recruiting graduates | EEF meets Lord DeMauley | Agreement reached on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Directive | In the news
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EEF Budget Briefing
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Apprenticeships top of the agenda for policy-makers during National Apprenticeship Week | EEF calls on Vince Cable to make investment plans a reality | EEF meets Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Government consults further on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 | Weekly focus - EEF launches Investment Survey | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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This week’s Intelligence Briefing is a special edition focusing on EEF’s National Manufacturing Conference and Manufacturing Dinner, which took place yesterday.
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EEF’s members hear from Lord Green | Industrial policy and skills discussions with Lord Adonis | Lord Baker outlines his vision for University Technical Colleges | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF discusses Budget with Chancellor and Treasury Officials | Weekly Focus – EEF calls for vision to unlock £880 billion green tech potential | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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EEF meets with Shadow Chancellor ahead of Budget 2013 and EEF National Manufacturing Conference | Finding skills through the Talent Retention Solution | EEF members and MPs work to get more young people engaged in STEM | In the news | Week in review | Week ahead
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Cable underlines the importance of competition in business banking | Application form for Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot now available | Help inspire the next generation of manufacturers | Löfstedt Review Progress – One Year On | European Commission Workshop – Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials | Defra minister responds to EEF survey | EEF input into Labour Small Business taskforce | Weekly Focus – Government publishes Children and Families Bill | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF hosts a manufacturing roundtable with Total Politics magazine | Members discuss Energy Bill with Minister | Q4 GDP data for 2012 contracts to 0.3% | EEF discusses EU Energy Efficiency Directive at DECC expert advisory board | Weekly Focus – Government needs to head off critics by making industrial case for HS2 | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
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Government announces next stage of employment law reform | Funding opportunities for manufacturers in new round of Regional Growth Fund | EU funding scheme for SMEs | EEF engagement with the Labour party | Weekly Focus – Fitness for Work: The Government response to 'Health at work - an independent review of sickness absence' | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
IN THIS ISSUE: EEF hosts event with Chief Secretary to the Treasury | EEF flags material security to shadow environment secretary | Meeting with DECC at the Manufacturers’ Climate Change Group | Survey reveals manufacturers are not managing REACH risks | Consultation on EU chemicals legislation | Enterprise Research Centre launched | Weekly Focus – Pensions White Paper Published by Government | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
IN THIS ISSUE: Vince Cable and Terry Scuoler visit BAE Systems | Executive Survey | In the news | Week in review | Week ahead
Health and safety reforms announced | Government publishes independent review of sickness absence | EEF discusses energy and climate change issues with DECC official | EEF works with Export Control Organisation | EEF makes first appearance at Treasury Select Committee | Q4 Manufacturing Outlook – sector still growing but so is uncertainty | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Skills Minister briefed on the Manufacturing Skills Challenge | Meeting with influential back-bencher and skills advocate | Parliamentarians briefed on barriers to energy efficiency | Weekly focus: EEF's proposals for getting finance flowing to SMEs | In the News | Week in Review | Week ahead
Announcement due on 2nd round of Employer Ownership of Skills pilot | HSE launches consultation into workplace first aid training and qualifications | EEF gives Select Committee evidence on SME exports | Weekly Focus – New parental leave and flexible working measures introduced | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
New EEF report finds access to skills is one of the major challenges facing manufacturing
EEF briefs new Business & Enterprise Minister | Index of Production shows modest manufacturing growth in September | EEF addresses international audience on climate change policy | Chancellor announces redesigned engineering qualification | Weekly Focus: Energy Bill is major test of the government’s industrial policy | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
EEF renews strategic partnership with HSE | Discussing the Autumn Statement with the Chancellor | EEF meets with Business Secretary Vince Cable | Weekly Focus – Heseltine Review is launched | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
TUC conference echoes EEF’s Green and Growth calls | Changes to first aid approval | EEF: long-term strategy and certainty needed for boosting manufacturing innovation | Engaging with MPs on key skills issues | Weekly Focus – EEF give evidence to MPs on key Committee | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Business Finance Roundtable | EEF pitches our Route to Growth vision at Pragmatic Radicalism event | Nominations open for Royal Academy of Engineering’s Sir Frank Whittle Medal | Consumers and investors need sensible energy target | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Campaign update: Pressure kept up on need for a Route to Growth | Reporting back from EEF’s fringe event at Conservative Party Conference | More from the Chancellor’s speech | Chance for members to join the debate | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Taking our Industrial Strategy messages to the Party Conferences | Meeting with the Prime Minister | European Commission – its future plans for pensions | PMI figures | Weekly Focus – REACH: European Commission urged to do more for SMEs | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Taking our Industrial Strategy messages to the Party Conferences | Skills for Growth: A more productive and flexible labour market | Reminder – HSE's Fee for Intervention (FFI) commences on 1st October 2012 | EEF respond to HSE’s Review of ACOP consultation | Removal of ‘Strict Liability’ principle for Civil claims | Weekly Focus – £1 billion Business Bank announced by Government | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF launches industrial strategy for a stronger, better-balanced economy | Join us at the Party Conferences | Working with the Committee on Climate Change | Cross-government workshop on Green and Growth | End of proactive Health and Safety Inspections? | Capture what’s ‘Made in Britain’ to snap up your share of £5,000 in Canon prize vouchers | In the news | Week in Review| The week ahead
EEF launches industrial strategy for a stronger, better-balanced economy
Having trouble finalising your entry? | EEF discusses key issues with Vince Cable | GDP figures worse than expected | The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering – nominations open | Weekly Focus – Campaign Update | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF Future Manufacturing Awards - entry extension until 3 August! | EEF meets with Lord Taylor, Defra lead on REACH, resources, waste | New scheme launched to encourage more lending by banks to SMEs | Find out more about Enterprise Zones | Weekly Focus: Government energy price report shows key manufacturing sectors face major competitive disadvantage | In the news | Week in review |The week ahead
Save the date - 2013 EEF National Manufacturing Conference & Manufacturers' Dinner | EEF joins Business Secretary for Siemens event | Government introduces the ‘electronic’ or ‘computer generated’ fit note | Banking reform debate needs to be widened | Government announces update on employment law reform programme | Weekly focus: Encouraging signs in this week’s output and trade data | In the news | Week in review | Week ahead
Manufacturing Awards | EEF meets with Energy & Climate Change Secretary | Latest manufacturing figures | H&S guidance changes | New rules come in to force to safeguard workers' pensions | Weekly focus | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Government to create new ‘Higher Apprenticeships’ | EEF campaigning on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill | Deadline for Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative competition approaches | EEF talk about investment at TUC conference | Weekly focus – Mandatory greenhouse gas reporting given the green light | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
DWP releases update on Löfstedt and Lord Young H&S reviews | EEF lobbying on Energy Efficiency Directive looks to be paying off | EEF takes part in panel event on UK’s low carbon future | EEF raises EU ETS concerns in parliamentary event Staff Handbook | The Future Manufacturing Awards: Only Four Weeks left to submit your entry! | Weekly Focus – Finance availability improving but more companies saying cost is going up | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
To intervene or not? Industrial policy discussed with Shadow Labour Business Team | EEF discusses Energy Bill with Labour Party | Index of Manufacturing – Mixed indicators continue as April fall follows March rise | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Case not proven on no-fault dismissal | Pensions auto-enrolment - are you ready? | DB pension liability reduction exercises | EEF Business Trends Survey shows promising signs for industry | In the News | Week in review | Weeek ahead
HMRC’s SME strategy | New Talent Retention Solution | Credit Conditions - availability improving but more companies saying cost is going up | Weekly Focus: Solvency II | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF Chief Executive joins Lord Mandelson and others for discussion on industrial strategy | Energy Bill paves way for reforms, but much remains undecided | EEF challenges Minister on delivering manufacturing growth | EEF discusses ideas for a resource strategy with Labour party | Talking to government about REACH | Weekly Focus – Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill published | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF challenges Energy Minister to put consumers first | Mark Prisk challenged to help address cost and complexity of REACH authorisations for SMEs | Target proposals for Climate Change Agreements expected by the end of May | Total Politics Breakfast on Global Business and the British economy | Sickness Absence Survey | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Growth on the agenda in meeting with Manufacturing Minister | EEF members quiz Treasury Permanent Secretary | Above-the-line reform to the large company R&D tax credit scheme | MPs urged to support global, not unilateral, solutions to climate change | EEF joins new committee to support reform of Export Licensing | Weekly focus - New report from EEF/RBS looks at export intentions in UK manufacturing | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Debating health and safety with key Minister | EEF urges government to focus on using incentives to reduce waste | Access government funding to address your skills need | Weekly Focus – what to make of the PMI numbers? | In the news
Government provides more transparency on public sector projects | Meeting with new Employment Minister | Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation in contracted-out DB schemes | Manufacturing resource efficiency highlighted during WRAP visits | All Party Manufacturing Group (APMG) debate: Is now the time for a bank for industry? | Business Finance Taskforce Roundtable | UK economy back in recession | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF submits views to Lord Heseltine review of government and growth | Entries are now open for the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2012 | EEF meets with the Environmental Audit Committee | Has your company struggled to bid for MOD contracts? Let us know. | Weekly Focus – EEF’s Susanne Baker talks about the REACH regulations and what manufacturers can do to prepare | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Pensions Red Tape Challenge | EEF/JAM survey shows pay is stable across the sector | Supreme Court decision on Mesothelioma Claims | Government pull back from GHG reporting | Government aim to ‘simplify’ carbon schemes | Update on REACH | HMRC keen to hear from manufacturers | Weekly Focus – Government launches National Loan Guarantee Scheme | In the news | Week in review
Weekly Focus – EEF’s Reaction to Budget 2012 | OBR Economic Forecasts | EEF support at Global Manufacturing Festival | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF Budget Briefing
Look out for EEF’s response to the Budget on Wednesday | EEF discusses energy and climate change policy with Labour party | BIS launches nationwide search for young manufacturing stars | Delay to HSE’s Fee for Intervention (FFI) proposals | Call for evidence on compensated no fault dismissal | Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot | Credit discussed at Labour’s lending summit | Weekly Focus – EEF publishes pensions report | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
1st EEF Manufacturing Conference captures the news and policy agenda | EEF meets with climate change chiefs | Weekly Focus – EEF’s 1st Quarter Trends Survey, 2012 | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Manufacturers discuss key issues with Ed Miliband MP | Cable gives away few concrete changes in industrial policy speech | EEF calls for holistic review of climate policies at Parliamentary meeting | EEF meets with BIS to highlight REACH business risks | Ministry of Justice fees for Employment Tribunals consultation | Weekly Focus – Government claims progress on cutting red tape, but numbers don’t tell full story | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Government Launches 2nd Round of Regional Growth Fund | EEF participates in BIS Manufacturing Summit | Industrial water abstraction reform | Concerns over timetable for new CCAs | Have you booked your place at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference yet? | Weekly focus – European Proposal for new data protection laws | In the News | Week in review | The week ahead
Minister pressed on need for Resource Strategy | Building up to the Budget | Judging the Merlin Agreement | EEF meets officials to discuss industrial opportunities in wind sector | Have you booked your place at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference yet? | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF briefs Exchequer Secretary ahead of March Budget | BIS launches challenge to find the best new British innovations | EEF briefs new parliamentary aide to Business Minister | 'Employer ownership of Skills' pilot launched | EEF reinforces importance of manufacturing to new Secretary of State | Labour party sets out 5 point plan for greening the economy | EEF responds to CRC consultation | EEF National Manufacturing Conference | EEF response to Breedon Review | In the News | Week in Review | The week ahead
Have you booked your place at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference yet? | Government pressed to set out a resource strategy | EEF joins forces with other trade associations on REACH | ‘Breedon Taskforce’ meeting with members on access to non-bank sources of finance | Weekly focus – analysing the latest PMI numbers | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF supports launch of government’s ‘Business in You’ campaign | Meeting with parliamentary manufacturing group chair | Talking Green and Growth with Treasury | Redesigning the UK WEEE system | Concerns over charging raised with regulator | Future chemical substance bans discussed at Defra | Business Finance Round Table | Help shape HSE plans to ditch red-tape | The Independent Regulatory Challenge Panel – your chance to challenge Health and Safety rulings | Weekly Focus – analysing the latest GDP figures | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF chairs IPPR low carbon economy event | Ongoing Energy and Climate change policy discussions | Help support new research into barriers for disabled entrepreneurs | Weekly Focus – New Manufacturing Executive survey reveals degree of confidence in economy | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
New text agreed for WEEE | EEF meets 'UK Green Investments' to discuss industrial energy efficiency | Meeting with Bank of England | Help support new research into barriers for disable entrepreneurs | Weekly Focus – EEF calls for a resource strategy amid concern about access to raw materials | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
MoJ launches consultation on fees for tribunals | Confused by the talks in Durban? | EU ETS discussions take place in Brussels | DECC adopts new mantra ‘decarbonisation must not mean deindustrialisation’ | EEF launches Green and Growth report in Parliament | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
EEF reaction to the Autumn Statement | ECC Select Committee evidence session on consumption emissions reporting | International Climate Change talks begin in Durban | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Business Secretary joins Terry Scuoler for employment regulation overhaul | EEF presses on with Autumn Statement preparation | Manufacturers take part in EEF Brussels Delegation | Government announces new apprenticeships initiatives | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
EEF pushes Growth Agenda with PM, Ministers and officials ahead of Autumn Statement | EEF wins lobbying industry Trade Body of the Year award | Research on finance suggests manufacturers at disadvantage | Sharing UK experience of Climate Change policy on the international stage | Industry hopes ahead of the Durban Climate Change Summit | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
Prime Minister announces Regional Growth Fund grants for SMEs | Trade figures | Weekly Focus – EEF launches report on R&D tax credit with SMMT | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Join us for EEF’s first ever National Manufacturing Conference | Treasury Minister briefed ahead of Autumn Statement | Keeping pressure up on pensions reform | Minister calls for cultural shift in government industrial policy | Environment Agency keen to hear how it can improve its service | Weekly Focus – making sense of recent economic data | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead
Debating modern industrial policy with Members of the House of Commons | EEF analysis demonstrate divergence in impact of climate change polices on energy prices | Employment policy highlighted this week | Collaboration key to carbon reduction | In the news | Week in Review | The week ahead
EEF turns up pressure for EII compensation package | Business Energy Forum reconvenes | EEF hosts Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean | EEF launches new Green and Growth fact card | EEF publishes submission calling for a greater focus on growth ahead of the Autumn Statement | In the news | Week in review
Help us take our Green and Growth Campaign to Brussels | Government consult on EU ETS opt-out | Still chance to participate in EEF’s photography awards | Round Table with the British Bankers’ Association | Weekly Focus – A quick update on employment developments in the EU | In the news | Week in review | The week ahead