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Productivity puzzle still an issue for four fifths of England’s smaller manufacturers

Small and medium sized manufacturers (SMEs) in England are still striving to find the answer to the ‘productivity puzzle’ according to research out this week. 84% of respondents to the …

PP Electrical targets growth after joining the MTA

PP Electrical Systems is delighted to announce it has joined the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), which represents advanced engineering in the UK. PP Electrical Chairman David Fox talking at the …

PP Electrical Chairman provides saintly intervention in the Grand National

When Saint Are crossed the finishing post in second place at the recent Grand National there was an extra special cheer in Cheslyn Hay, the home of PP Electrical Systems. …

PP Electrical Systems apprentice lands the MTA’s ‘Young Engineer of the Year’ award

A West Midlands apprentice has been named as one of the future stars of engineering at the Manufacturing Technologies Association’s Annual Awards. Scott Gullick, a third-year apprentice at PP Electrical …

Walsall manufacturer opens its doors to budding engineers

PP Electrical Systems has teamed up with Dudley College to give 50 engineers of the future an insight into world class manufacturing. Students studying a range of BTEC engineering courses …

Outsourcing helps Ishida Europe increase capacity and boost sales

A strategic decision to outsource part of its production has helped Ishida Europe double its capacity and achieve significant growth in the process. The company, which has sites in the …

Sean Cayley is now officially promoted to the position of Operations Director

Sean has been with the business for 11 years and has worked in both production and engineering management positions. The entire PP management team and Directors would like to congratulate …

Industry needs help to catch up

Increasing tax benefits, a greater understanding from banks and a longer term view on return on investment could all help the UK catch up in the automation stakes, according to …

UK needs to catch up in the automation stakes says Staffordshire manufacturer

INCREASING tax benefits, a greater understanding from banks and a longer term view on return on investment could all help the UK catch up in the automation stakes, according to …

UK still playing catch up on automation

Increasing tax benefits, a greater understanding from banks and a longer term view on return on investment could all help the UK catch up in the automation stakes, according to …

Hague named as Top 100 manufacturing role model

A commitment to automation, growth and helping engage the next generation of engineers has seen PP Electrical’s Managing Director named as one of industry’s most influential figures. Tony Hague has …

UK still lagging in automation

Below is an article written by Victoria Fitzgerald and published on themanufacturer.com on 2 December 2014 Increasing tax benefits, a greater understanding from banks and a longer term view on …

Automation shouldn’t be a dirty word for manufacturers

I couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu yesterday morning when the media machine played out the latest report by one of the big four professional firms. Apparently …

PP Electrical Systems goes back to school

Members of staff from PP Electrical Systems went back to school last week in an attempt to inspire the next generation of manufacturing professionals. More than 200 Great Wyrley pupils …

PP Help Lloyds Bank with their Manufacturing Awareness Programme

Lloyds Bank Commercial recognised the need to improve the awareness of manufacturing among their relationship managers to help them better understand the challenges faced by SMEs. With PP’s long established …