We don't make anything anymore? UK Manufacturing - The Facts 2023: ▪️ 8th largest manufacturer in the world ▪️ Output worth £224 billion to the economy ▪️ Supports 2.6 million jobs ▪️ Accounts for 41% of all UK R&D ▪️ 15% of all UK business investment (Source: Make UK) #UKmfg🇬🇧

We don’t make anything anymore? With an annual output of £183 billion, the UK is the 9th largest manufacturer in the world. 2.5million people are employed in this vital sector. Caterham, Smith & Nephew, Hill Helicopters, Munro, Tata, Sheffield Forgemasters, Wren, Eurostampa, McMurtry, Crown, Etex, Stannah, SeAH Wind, JDR Cable Systems, Ciner, Danish Crown, Oatly, Siemens, TopHat, Brompton, Envision AESC and Rolls-Royce are just some of the manufacturers set to open new factories in the UK. #UKmfg

Thousands of new jobs created and billions of pounds invested - @BAESystemsplc's huge contribution to the UK has been revealed in a new report: ▪️ Supported 132,000 British jobs including 39,600 BAE Systems employees last year. Since 2020, the  engineering giant has grown its UK workforce by more than 10%. ▪️ Spent £3.9 billion with around 6,000 suppliers and contributed £11 billion to GDP last year – equivalent to 0.4% of the UK’s domestic economy. ▪️ BAE Systems is hiring a record 2,600 apprentices and graduates in the UK in 2023, a more than 40% increase on last year. ▪️ Nearly three-quarters of BAE Systems’ employees work in engineering-related roles. To maintain this pipeline of talent, BAE spent £180 million on education and skills last year, almost doubling its 2021 annual investment. ▪️ BAE Systems is one of Britain’s leading exporters. In 2022, the company exported £3.7 billion of goods and services from the UK – equivalent to almost 0.5% of all UK exports, making a significant contribution to global trade. ▪️ Over the past five years, BAE Systems has invested more than £1.1 billion in capital projects including a new £100 million dry dock and assembly hall under construction at its Govan shipyard. #UKmfg🇬🇧

Manufacturing matters. With an annual output of £183 billion, the UK is the 9th largest manufacturer in the world employing 2.5 million people. #UKmfg🇬🇧