As the effects of COVID-19 ripple across the world, we look at how this has impacted businesses within the Power Industry. The Power Industry is the engine of the global economy, supplying electricity to all other industry sectors. Goods and services depend on it. The spread of COVID-19, in particular, has caused mass production shutdowns,… Read More »
What is CE Marking? CE Marking is a declaration that the manufacturer has checked that its products meet EU product safety standards and that they are compliant with health and environmental standards. This allows for free movement of those products throughout the EU. A manufacturer can obtain a CE mark either through a self-declaration or,… Read More »
What has happened since Brexit? The UK, left the European Union at midnight on January 31st 2020, and the UK and EU Governments agreed a Trade deal called the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which it states to provide, amongst others “a level playing field for open and fair competition and sustainable development, through effective… Read More »
We are seeing more and more Overseas companies, in particular, with Chinese origin setting up offices in the UK under the guise of a ‘manufacturing’ company. Our previous article takes a look at how these companies are setting up websites emblazoned with a UK flag with a perception that they are a genuine manufacturer. This… Read More »
Hobut continues their 100+ years of manufacturing success into the new decade. We have accomplished company acquisitions, production expansions, innovative product additions, huge investment in machinery as well as the employment of highly skilled engineers. This success is worldwide as Hobut exports into many countries including the Middle East, USA, Europe and Africa but we… Read More »
What is Blockchain Technology? In simple terms, Blockchain is a record-keeping database technology that stores blocks of information on a chain. Blockchain – the brainchild of a person or group of people known by the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto – is based on distributed ledger technology which securely records information across a peer-to-peer network. Originally devised… Read More »
What is the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund? The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims to bring together the UK’s world-leading research with business to meet the major industrial and societal challenges of our time. It provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is part of the government’s £4.7 billion increase in research… Read More »
Meeting customers’ expectations and delivery requirements has to be priority for every manufacturing company in the world. The good news is that these expectations are simple: produce products accurately and deliver them on time, every time. However, the companies that struggle to meet other key deadlines in the manufacturing process/supply chain, find this easier said… Read More »
Back in November 2018, Hobut announced the acquisition of British Core Manufacturer, Unicores Limited which will help to secure and enhance our supply chain. This was in addition to the significant recent investment to our production facilities which also included the recruitment of highly skilled engineers. As part of our ongoing commitment to British Manufacturing… Read More »
HOBUT have travelled over 4,500 miles from its Manufacturing Headquarters in Walsall, West Midlands, UK to Dubai, UAE to exhibit in the World’s largest Power Exhibition. More than 60,000 industry professionals will descend on the World Trade Centre which will bring together manufacturers, global experts, governments, procurement, project managers and contractors in the following sectors:… Read More »