The Importance of Upskilling Staff
Upskilling a team is always a good decision, as it helps staff to stay up to date with the latest developments in the industry and to learn new skills that allow them to keep up with the current manufacturing landscape. Even without issues like Brexit and the pandemic, there’s still a skills gap in the… Continue Reading …
What Factors Impact the Cost of Spring Manufacturing?
Airedale Springs is a leading spring manufacturer of custom and made to order springs. For the last 75 years, we’ve been assisting in designing and creating springs for a variety of customers across a range of industries, including engineering, leisure and aerospace. We’re proud to offer the highest quality springs and wire forms at affordable… Continue Reading …
How to Achieve a More Resilient Supply Chain
Supply chains are crucial for manufacturers, so it’s important they’re resilient to issues like political conflict, economic downturns and even pandemics. As UK-based spring manufacturers, we’re aware of the importance of strong supply chains, so we’re taking a closer look at a few strategies that can help create them – and how businesses can benefit… Continue Reading …
Made in Britain: Why Choose UK Manufacturing?
The Coronavirus pandemic and the UK’s departure from the EU have been challenging events for many industries across the country. Despite all the hardships and disruptions to business operations, something that has become clear is the importance of manufacturing to return to the UK. It is now predicted that many companies who previously offshored their… Continue Reading …
The Benefits of CNC Machines
Airedale Springs focuses on delivering the best springs and wire forms to clients in many different industries – to do this, we use the latest CNC machinery, which allows us to produce high quality work that surpasses your expectations. There are many benefits to using CNC equipment, and we’re discussing some of them below, especially… Continue Reading …
How the Pandemic is Helping Manufacturers to Be More Flexible
The country is under another lockdown and the pandemic is still going strong. This means that manufacturers can’t wait until things ‘go back to normal’, if that’s possible, and must find ways to adapt to the new circumstances. Flexibility is crucial for this. Businesses that are flexible are more likely to thrive, and the lockdown… Continue Reading …
Brexit and the Manufacturing Industry: Where Are We Now?
Now that the transition period is over and new rules came into effect on 1st January 2021, things have already changed for the UK, especially when it comes to trading and manufacturing. Many are concerned about the double effect of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, but not everything is negative, as the withdrawal agreement comes… Continue Reading …
Lessons Manufacturers Learned from 2020
With the New Year just around the corner, we would like to reflect on the past twelve months. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year full of unique challenges, especially for manufacturers around the world. However, it’s important to take stock of all the lessons this challenging year has taught us in order… Continue Reading …
What Can Manufacturers Do to Minimise the Impact of Brexit?
The transitional period is coming to an end on 31 December 2020, and it’s crucial that manufacturers are ready for what the new year will bring. Brexit is still a vital issue for businesses across the UK and will likely continue to be for some time. As spring manufacturers, Airedale Springs is taking a look… Continue Reading …
COVID-19 and Automation: How Manufacturers Can Continue to Grow
Automation and robotics are fast becoming critical in today’s manufacturing, especially as the industry is going through its fourth revolution. However, their importance has never been clearer than with the COVID outbreak. There are now many benefits to investing in automation, with the main one being that it helps manufacturers to grow and thrive even… Continue Reading …