Are Self-Driving Cars Heading in the Right Direction?
For most of us, the idea of self-driving cars was always the stuff of Saturday morning science fiction shows on the TV. The possibility that we could climb into a vehicle and it would safely drive us to our destination without the need for human guidance would have seemed like something that would not happen […]
War on Plastics: How World War II Changed the Plastics Industry
This month marks VE Day. Celebrated on 8 May each year, VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day. It commemorates the day in 1945 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that fighting Nazi Germany in Europe had come to an end. After over 5 years of war it is hard to imagine the sense of relief […]
Growing Green Tech – How the UK is Taking on a Leadership Role in Developing New Technologies
Climate change is not just the biggest challenge that we face. It could also turn out to be the biggest economic opportunity. We are already seeing this in areas such as offshore wind power, energy efficiency improvements, and high-capacity batteries. Industries which did not exist a decade ago are growing rapidly, building on the world-class […]
Supply Chains Under Pressure: How Can UK Manufacturers Find Stability in an Unstable World?
We have written about supply chains before here at ENL Group. In recent years there have been a series of highly disruptive events which have forced UK businesses to think differently about the resilience of how they source their materials and components. Firstly, there was Brexit, which fundamentally reshaped the relationship that the UK has […]
Healthcare Science Week: Celebrating the Role of Scientists Working in Healthcare
You may not know this, but this week is Healthcare Science Week in the UK. This is an annual week of celebration and awareness-raising to highlight the critical importance of scientists in healthcare. For the healthcare science community the week provides an opportunity to tell the nation and other health professionals about how science and […]
National Apprenticeships Week
At ENL Group, we know that engineering and manufacturing can provide an interesting and highly rewarding career. But how do we ensure that we are supporting young people into the sector and giving them the training, skills, and knowledge needed to build a long and successful career in the UK manufacturing industry? Well, one of […]
Why Levelling Up the UK Could Be Good News for All Businesses
Levelling Up is a phrase you will probably have heard politicians using more and more over the last two years. But what does it mean, and what relevance does it have to ENL Group and other UK manufacturing businesses? What Is Levelling Up? The truth is that, until now, Levelling Up has been a relatively […]
Inspiring Women: Shining a Spotlight on Female Plastics Pioneers
February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a worldwide event that promotes gender equality in science. The Day was formally designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to promote equal access to and participation in science, technology and innovation for women and girls of all ages. At ENL […]
The Big Squeeze: How the Cost-of-Living Crisis is Affecting UK Manufacturing Businesses
Anyone who has recently shopped at their local supermarket, or received an eye-watering bill from their utilities provider, will know that there is a growing cost of living crisis for UK consumers. Up and down the country, UK households are already feeling the pressure and this is just the start. All of the signs are […]
Dealing with Labour Shortages: What Has the Pandemic Taught Us?
One of the realities that all businesses have had to get used to over the past two years is maintaining delivery whilst managing new challenges around workforce planning and supporting their employees. Covid has created a number of unique challenges and UK businesses have responded in a range of ways. Like many, ENL Group had […]
