Manufacturing Overview

The manufacturing sector has a vital place in the UK economy and is returning to prominence as an engine for growth according to statistics from engineers' organisation the EFF. Both at home and on an international stage, UK manufacturers are recognised as leaders in advanced engineering and innovation.

Nabarro has a longstanding tradition of providing high quality advice and support to manufacturers, engineers and innovative companies. We help our clients secure contracts, protect their innovation and profit from new domestic and global markets.

Our experience means we understand manufacturing businesses – the challenges they face and the opportunities, with support, they can seize. Put simply, Nabarro is a market leader in providing legal advice to the sector.

HOW WE CAN HELP


Here are some of the areas where Nabarro provides specialist support to manufacturing clients:

Construction and Engineering

Corporate & Commercial

Dispute Resolution

Environment

Employment

Health & Safety

Intellectual Property

Pensions

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Our manufacturing clients include:

  • Alphafeeds Ltd
  • Amec PLC
  • Brenntag UK Ltd
  • CCL Stressing Systems Ltd
  • Cobra Technologies EU Ltd
  • Crosslee PLC
  • Davymarkham Limited
  • EDF Energy PLC
  • E-magnets UK Ltd
  • EMP Technologies
  • Galglass Limited
  • Hallam Beauty Limited
  • Hultafors Group
  • Lafarge Cement UK PLC
  • Mercedes-Benz UK
  • Mibelle AG Cosmetics
  • Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Limited
  • Mitsubishi Electric UK
  • MTL Group Limited
  • New Balance Athletic Shoes (UK) Ltd
  • Newburgh Engineering Ltd
  • Oldham Engineering Ltd
  • OSL Group Limited
  • Panache Lingerie Limited
  • Peters Food Service Ltd
  • Safety Kleen Europe Ltd
  • Shepherd Group
  • Sports Direct International PLC
  • Syngenta Limited
  • The University of Sheffield
  • Thessco Ltd
  • United Biscuits (UK) Limited
  • Wedi Systems (UK) Limited
  • Whiteley Read Engineering Limited

Client stories

 
 DavyMarkham  Whiteley Read


ESP Group

Nabarro's ESP group gives you an opportunity to share, discuss and highlight all things environment, safety and planning (ESP) and their impact on UK organisations. Please join the Linked In group and specialists from Nabarro will keep you up-to-date with their views on key issues and share resources you will find helpful whether you work in the private or public sectors.

Work-wise programme

The work-wise programme has been developed to provide young people, our future generation workforce, with a broad range of inspirational, industry focused, work related learning and development experiences supported by employers throughout.

Thus enabling them to better develop the personal attributes and skills, the work-wise essentials, they will need in preparation for future jobs and life. The work-wise programme is available in the manufacturing and engineering sectors.

Key issues facing the Manufacturing Sector - Yorkshire PLC guide

Richard Bunter, Head of Manufacturing at PWC and Martin McKervey, Partner at Nabarro outline the key issues facing companies in the manufacturing sector.

Our latest alerts, briefings & reports
Nabarro briefings and reports
  • "Procurement: Kill or Cure?" Martin McKervey at the National Manufacturing Debate  
The National Manufacturing Debate is an annual event hosted by Cranfield University. The event brings together manufacturing professionals from a range of sectors to discuss and debate current challenges in the industry, and encourage networking and collaboration across the sector to enable continued and long-term growth. Download now
  • ONEL: what constitutes genuine use of a Community Trade Mark?  
On 19 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its long-anticipated judgment in the ONEL/OMEL case. This reference from the Court of Appeal of the Hague sought guidance on the question of whether use of a Community Trade Mark (CTM) in a single member state constitutes genuine use in the Community.  View full briefing
  • OHIM's box-ticking approach to class heading filings fails to tick all the right boxes  
Community Trade Mark (CTM) applicants beware. OHIM (the CTM office) has again (15 October 2012) changed its practice on filings for "class headings". View full briefing
  • HR for Manufacturing – automatic enrolment: issues for employers   
From October 2012 all employers with UK workers are required to automatically enrol many of their workforce into a pension scheme and pay contributions on their behalf.  View full briefing
Externally published articles
  • Hinkley nuclear plant is approved   
Planning consent has been given to build the first new nuclear power station in the UK since 1995.  View full briefing
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