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Military market is still UK strong point
Ros Kruger, marketing director for the mil/aerospace business at distributor TTI Europe, explains just how important the defence sector is for the UK electronics industry... more
05 September 2011
Confidence rising in manufacturing, says Neville Reyner of Anglia
Neville Reyner CBE, chairman of Anglia Components and president of the Business Chambers of Commerce talks to EW about the continuing importance of the electronics manufacturing sector to the local economy... more
04 June 2010
Cameron/Clegg: Give them a chance, say manufacturers
“Countries like Germany, Netherlands, all run well with coalitions – why shouldn’t we?” asked one marketing manager... more
12 May 2010
Plastic electronics centre welcomes Hauser report
"The UK has an excellent reputation for science and technology research, but it can be significantly better at turning those initial laboratory stage developments into viable economic processes and products that provide jobs and prosperity for the country and protect our manufacturing sector," said Graham Hillier, director of strategy at CPI... more
29 March 2010
Government report signals new focus on engineering
Six “vital” manufacturing sectors have been identified, these are: aerospace, silicon electronics, plastics/printed electronics, industrial biotechnology, composites and nanotechnology... more
17 March 2010
Warren Savage On: The Naught Decade - Part 2
In the second part of his look at the last decade, Warren Savage considers the changed roles of venture capital, private equity, and the shift of jobs to low cost regions...... more
19 January 2010
Q5 Interview - Harry Tee CBE, Electronics Leadership Council
Harry Tee CBE, Chairman of the Electronics Leadership Council talks to Electronics Weekly about the UK government's growing recognition of the importance of electronics technologies to the economy and national skills base.... more
14 December 2009
UK wafer fab saved with Plus Semi deal
X-FAB Silicon Foundries and Swindon-based Plus Semi have agreed on the sale of X-FAB’s wafer fabrication plant in Plymouth to Plus Semi... more
01 December 2009
Job of the Week: Atmel Senior Applications & Hardware Engineer
Atmel is recruiting a Atmel Senior Applications & Hardware Engineer. Based in Whiteley, it is a full-time, permanent role. It is just one among a number of positions available.
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05 December 2011
Job of the Week: Atmel Senior Algorithms/Software Engineer
Atmel is recruiting a Senior Algorithms/Software Engineer. Based in Whiteley, it is a full-time, permanent role.... more
25 November 2011
Electronics Weekly Salary Survey 2011 - The Results
Richard Wilson looks at the findings of a major survey of salary levels in the UK electronics industry which questioned 1,160 electronics professionals across the country.... more
20 September 2011
DSEi: Salaries rise in defence electronics
Electronics Weekly has collaborated with Jonathan Lee Recruitment to carry out a major survey of salary levels in the UK electronics industry... more
16 September 2011
Q5 - Interviews with electronics industry leaders
From ARM's chairman, Sir Robin Saxby, to touchscreen technology firm Zytronic's MD, Mark Cambridge, the business leaders share their particular insights on the UK electronics industry.... more
12 May 2011
50 Years in the UK telecoms industry
Since 1960 the UK telecoms industry has gone through changes that have shaped our society, writes Richard Wilson... more
15 September 2010
Manufacturers are feeling confident again
A new air of confidence can be detected in the UK’s electronics manufacturing sector. Order books may be starting to fill up again after the dark days of the 2008/9 downturn... more
20 July 2010
Dyson doubles its UK engineering team
Dyson has announced it is doubling its UK engineering team from 350 to 700, increasing its research and development investment. The new engineers will work at Dyson's Wiltshire laboratories, where machines are researched and designed. The new positions include graduate design engineers, mechanical engineers and acoustic engineers.... more
26 April 2010
LibDems: UK Infrastructure Bank to fund power efficiency initiatives
There are no specific initiatives for electronics, but the party declares a commitment to 'Four Steps to a fairer Britain'. One of these is 'green growth' and the aim to 'create jobs by making Britain greener'. ... more
14 April 2010
Conservatives: Unveil plans for new technical colleges
The Party asked Sir James Dyson to set out a plan to build the UK’s position in Europe as an exporter of high tech products and services... more
13 April 2010
Labour: R&D cash, and more engineering students
The Labour Manifesto is out, and while there is no specific mention of the electronics industry, in it there will be cash for research and innovation, engineering education and SMEs if Labour stays in power, claims the Labour Party. ... more
13 April 2010
Manufacturing can be cornerstone of UK economy
As we approach the general election all the parties will outline their plans for supporting the manufacturing sector. Phil Inness, managing director of Axis Electronics tells us what he would like to see in a manifesto for manufacturing... more
23 March 2010
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