From Galileo to Picasso: Why Intangible Costs Should Matter to Your Business
Galileo Galilei, the 17th Century Italian astronomer, once wrote, “Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.” This is very good advice for any business, but sometimes it is not so straightforward. Some things are relatively easy to measure. However, measuring that which cannot be measured is often a challenge for […]
How Modern Polymers Can Help Power GB Paralympians to Tokyo Glory
After a year of delay, the 16th Summer Paralympics will finally take place in Tokyo in August and September 2021. This is set to be the biggest Paralympics in history, with 537 events across 22 sports. In Rio 2016, Team GB won 147 medals, 64 of them gold. Building on that incredible performance, our athletes […]
How Delivering Net Zero Can Help the UK Aviation Industry Build Back Better
ENL Group is a company that has deep roots in the aviation and aerospace sectors. Sixty years ago, our predecessor, a piano-making company, started to diversify into supplying various components for the aerospace industry. Now, more than half a century later, as one of the UK’s leading plastic injection moulding manufacturers, aerospace is one of […]
Mind the Gap: Why Creating the Engineering Workforce of Tomorrow is Everyone’s Business
At ENL Group, we are part of a growing, vibrant and cutting-edge UK engineering sector. We see our state-of-the-art plastic injection moulding production facilities as fitting firmly into the rich, British heritage of engineering and innovation which stretches back to well before the Victorian era. However, engineering is a profession that has to look forward, […]
“Events, dear boy”: Why Businesses Need to Adapt Through Change
The British Prime Minister, Harold MacMillan was once asked by a journalist what the biggest influences were during his time in No. 10. “Events, dear boy, events”, was his simple response. The point that MacMillan was making was that whatever plans, policies, and strategies you have in place, things will happen which cannot be foreseen. […]
Meet Our New Robots
Less than 200 miles north of ENL Group’s Slovakian factory lies a small Czech village called Malé Svatoňovice. This village, of 1500 people, is the birthplace of a Czech science-fiction writer called Karel Čapek. You may not instantly recognise the name, but it was Čapek who first introduced the word “robot” to the world, in […]
Innovation: A Proud British Tradition
If we said the word ‘innovation’, what image immediately springs into your mind? Maybe it is a contemporary tech titan like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs, or perhaps you think of a modern-day company which has disrupted how we live our everyday lives, – an Amazon or an Uber. This is often how people view […]
It’s Coming Home: What Lessons Can Euro 2020 Teach UK Business?
This summer sees the return of the major international sporting events that were delayed due to the COVID pandemic. It feels like a much-needed moment of celebration and national unity. In homes all over mainland United Kingdom, from London, to Cardiff to Glasgow, people will be tuning in to cheer on young heroes who are […]
Is Plastic Fantastic?
Plastic has found its way into every single corner of our lives. In your home, at work, or in your car you are surrounded by plastics. Even the clothes you are wearing right now may contain plastic. If you are taken ill and go to hospital, the equipment that makes you better is likely to […]
The Sustainability Challenge For Plastic Manufacturers
At ENL Group, operating in injection moulding and blow moulding, we are committed to being a sector leader when it comes to sustainable business practices. Within the company, much of this work is led by Zofia Furczyk, a Project Supervisor and the ‘Environmental Champion’ for the company. Zofia is passionate about helping UK and European manufacturing […]
