New group to call on manufacturers to embrace sustainable best practices

Companies urged to get on board Next Manufacturing Revolution - 09 Jul 2012 - News

New group to call on manufacturers to embrace sustainable best practices

A new not-for-profit group has been launched with the aim of improving UK manufacturing performance by helping the sector shift towards more sustainable and profitable business models. Far from being daunted by resource constraints, changing customer demands, and rapidly shifting technologies, the Next Manufacturing Revolution (NMR) group says this new economic reality offers huge profit opportunities for smart manufacturers. FURTHER READING Mitsubishi Electric drives past carbon targets SC Johnson muscles out hazardous chemicals Formed by campaign group 2degrees and consultants Lavery Pennell, along with the Institute for Manufacturing and the University of Cambridge, NMR will today launch a sector-wide study to quantify the value of the opportunity presented by resource shortages and more efficient technologies, before identifying barriers to their adoption and compiling...

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