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Advocating for a Dedicated Minister of Manufacturing: A Key Step for UK Industry

On 5th December, our directors had the honor of visiting the House of Lords as part of a delegation of manufacturing companies to hand-deliver an open letter advocating for the creation of a dedicated Minister of Manufacturing. This pivotal moment reflects the pressing need for targeted leadership to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing sector and ensure […]

Proud to Sponsor and Celebrate at Rugby League Awards Ceremony

At Yorkshire Profiles, we were absolutely thrilled to sponsor the prestigious Jim Bone Award at the recent York RLFC End of Season Awards Ceremony. The event was a resounding success, highlighting the incredible talent and dedication within the rugby community, and we couldn’t be more honored to be part of such a special evening. The […]

York RLFC Player Sponsorships 2024

This season we are proud to support both teams of York RLFC with player sponsorships for the Knights and the Valkryies. Rugby aligns well with manufacturing with communication, teamwork and a desire to win being key skills in both. After recently reading a great article about how skills can be transferred (https://madeingroup.madeinthemidlands.com/news/can-rugby-players-help-tackle-the-manufacturing-skills-gap), we decided this […]

Wrap Up Winter

Around 3 in 5 homes in our region have poor energy efficiency ratings (Citation: ONS). The combination of rising fuel poverty and the continuing high prices mean that many are simply unable to heat their homes. These conditions are affecting a wide range of people in the community from those who are living alone to […]

Increased Folding Capacity!

Our latest investment into folding technology arrived with us in October. This increases our folding capacity to help us reduce leadtimes and have a larger throughput in the busier summer months for folded components. The Amada HRB 1003 is a fantastic machine which is connected to our network for offline programming and will be added […]

YorkMix Hero Awards 2023

Once again we teamed up with YorkMix Radio to celebrate our local Heroes for 2023! With exceptional organisation from the YorkMix team, fun was had by all and each and every nominee had an exceptional story to tell. Congratulations to all the winners! The evening kicked off with a special performance from Harriet: This years […]

Bring A Pound To Work Day

Following last years successful “Quid Ditch 2” campaign, we were back on the road with Minster FM and the “Bring A Pound To Work Day”. The title is a probably a bit on the nose, but it’s all for a good cause! Suggestions for new names for the campaign will always be welcome. On the […]

The UK MFG PMI and You.

At the Made In Yorkshire Christmas drinks, there was a section where Lord Whitby spoke about the UK Manufacturing PMI being positive. As he explained what the PMI is, I imagine it went unnoticed the smug look on the faces of the Yorkshire Profiles team. This is because we already monitor the MFG PMI and […]

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