William Jackson Food Group

Type: Company

Name: William Jackson Food Group

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Food Manufacturers welcome first stage funding success for new Engineering Centre

Responding to today's news that Sheffield Hallam University looks set to benefit from a share of a £50m investment to develop a National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering, Director of Employment and Skills at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) ... [Published Food and Drink Federation - May 15 2013]

Entities: Engineering Centre, Food Manufacturers, Sheffield Hallam University

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

$50m boost for universities to stimulate UK?s economy

University of Nottingham: The project will provide an Enhanced Innovation Programme for the potential applications of satellite technologies, which are 'virtually limitless [?] taking satellite navigation as an example, keeping track of location will ... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]

Entities: Manufacturing, Unipart, Visual Effects, United Kingdom, Invention

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Jobcentre Plus

Young jobseekers put through their paces by local businesses

YOUNG jobseekers have been given the opportunity to bolster their interview skills with the help of local businesses.Employers attended a mock interview day held at the Job Centre Plus in Hull city centre to give unemployed youngsters in the region a ... [Published Scunthorpe Telegraph - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: William Jackson Food Group, Chris Hyde, David Wilkinson, Diana Johnson, Jobcentre Plus

First reported Apr 05 2013 - Updated Apr 05 2013 - 1 reports

Manufacturing

Lloyds on target to deliver £1bn commitment to SMEs

The bank claims it is now on course to beat the £1bn Commitment target.David Oldfield, head of SME and Mid Market Banking, Lloyds Banking Group said,‘The manufacturing sector is a vital sector to the UK economy and we launched our £1bn commitment to further ... [Published Engineer Online - Apr 05 2013]

Entities: Small And Medium Sized Enterprises, William Jackson Food Group, Norman Hay PLC, Manufacturing, David Oldfield

Quotes

"The new Centre will act as a hub for industry R&D, as well as for skills and workforce development, to support sustainable growth in food and drink manufacturing. Its focus on innovation will draw on the University's expertise and proven track record for R&D capability in our sector. It will also expose students on the UK's first food engineering degree (at Sheffield Hallam University) to the latest technological developments, giving them the vital skills our industry needs for the future.”"

Food Manufacturers welcome first stage funding success for new Engineering Centre [Published Food and Drink Federation - May 15 2013]

...of Nottingham: The project will provide an Enhanced Innovation Programme for the potential applications of satellite technologies, which are "virtually limitless [?] taking satellite navigation as an example, keeping track of location will soon be just as important as knowing the timetime of day" . Some of these applications could lead to infrastructure-less rail signalling, driverless cars and more effective time-critical financial services...

$50m boost for universities to stimulate UK?s economy [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]

Gill Dillon, employer and partnership manager for Jobcentre Plus, said: "There are jobs out there, but in today's market, young people are competing for these jobs against experienced workers with much stronger CVs."

Young jobseekers put through their paces by local businesses [Published Scunthorpe Telegraph - Apr 22 2013]