Happy New Year from ENL: Looking Back and Looking Forward
The month of January is named after the Roman god, Janus. Janus was the god of doors and gateways and famously had two faces. This meant he was able to look forward and backward at the same time. That is what many of us do every January. We reflect on the year that has just […]
Aerospace: Bouncing Back from the Pandemic
There are few industries that were impacted as rapidly and severely by COVID as the aerospace sector. The sudden stalling of the industry felt all the more significant coming as it did after several years of record levels of orders and deliveries. The near instant collapse in passenger numbers resulted in falling orders for planes. […]
Why Tackling the STEM skills shortage is key to the UK’s engineering future
At ENL Group, we rely on skilled engineers to produce the high-quality components that our customers’ businesses rely on. This is why, like many other firms in the UK manufacturing sector, we want to make sure that there is a pipeline of skilled employees that will allow the UK engineering industry to continue to grow […]
Is the UK Heading Towards a Return of Brexit Uncertainty?
Brexit is back. Not that it ever went away. Like a bad guy in a horror film, every time it seems to have been finally dealt with, it jerks back to life again. Questions that we thought had been answered now appear to be up for grabs again creating uncertainty for UK manufacturers. High-quality plastic […]
Fair COP? Is Plastic Recycling Really a “Red Herring”?
In the lead up to COP26, Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a question-and-answer session with a group of schoolchildren at No 10 Downing Street. One of the questions he was asked was about the importance of recycling plastics to help meet the global ambition to reduce landfill and lower carbon emissions. “Recycling isn’t the answer, […]
Stop Press: How ENL Group is Meeting Current Supply Chain Challenges
As we head into winter, some of the supply chain challenges that we wrote about in May of this year are rising up the public and political agendas once again. This is because the twin disruptive events of Brexit and COVID have created a perfect storm that has put supply chains under unprecedented strain. When […]
Black History Month
What do super-soaker water guns, wheelie bins, and telephone cables have in common? Well, firstly these are all products that are used by millions of people across the globe every day. Secondly, these are all products that were originally developed by Black inventors and designers. October is Black History Month in the UK. Here at […]
Why Blood Test Delays Highlight the Importance of Supply Chains
The thing about supply chains is, you don’t really notice them when they are working well. Most of the time supply chains simply purr away in the background, making sure that everything is in exactly the right place at the right time. The final products and goods that customers require are there precisely when they […]
The Health of Nations: How Plastics Have Helped the COVID Response
The last 18 months have been a time of unprecedented challenge for individuals, families, and communities all over the world. The way we all lived our lives before the pandemic now seems like a distant memory. The UK, like other nations across the globe, has had to adapt to the reality of living with a […]
Focus on Logistics: How COVID Fueled the UK Logistics Explosion
The COVID pandemic has been the most disruptive health crisis in our lifetimes. Not only has it impacted on public health, but it has also fundamentally reshaped the way in which the population lives and works. In addition, it has ushered in structural changes to the nation’s shopping habits, with a clear shift to much […]
