Make UK is the new name for EEF
Make UK - the manufacturers’ organisation - is the most powerful force backing UK manufacturing.
We exist to help secure the future growth and development of UK manufacturing which we deliver through our unique combination of government representation, industry intelligence, networking programmes and business services – all designed to help UK manufacturers evolve, innovate, compete and grow. As a membership organisation, our services are driven by the needs of our manufacturing member businesses in areas which include HR & Legal advice, Health, Safety & Environment, Business Improvement and Training & Development.
Make UK - the manufacturers’ organisation - is the most powerful force backing UK manufacturing.
We exist to help secure the future growth and development of UK manufacturing which we deliver through our unique combination of government representation, industry intelligence, networking programmes and business services – all designed to help UK manufacturers evolve, innovate, compete and grow. As a membership organisation, our services are driven by the needs of our manufacturing member businesses in areas which include HR & Legal advice, Health, Safety & Environment, Business Improvement and Training & Development.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 201-500
Founded date: 1896
Mentions in press and media 22
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.06.2025 | Reeves mulls taxpayer-funded subsidy to cut manufacturers’ energy costs | Rachel Reeves is looking at plans for a £1bn taxpayer-funded annual subsidy to bring down the energy costs for manufacturers after warnings the UK faced “rapid deindustrialisation” without intervention. The Chancellor is facing mounting pre... |
| 05.06.2025 | Costly net zero policies must end, CBI boss to demand | Net zero policies which push up energy prices and cost businesses must end, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will tell government officials at an event in London on Thursday evening. Rain Newton-Smith, the chief execu... |
| 30.04.2025 | Taxes and tariffs combine to ‘drag business sentiment’ | The double whammy of Rachel Reeves’ taxes and Donald Trump’s tariffs have dragged confidence in business volumes to their lowest level in more than two years, fresh data has found, further clouding prospects for the British economy. The UK ... |
| 24.04.2025 | Manufacturers accelerate job cuts as firms brace for ‘gloomy’ year | Manufacturers are shedding staff at the fastest pace in more than four years, according to new data, as they wrestle with soaring energy bills and Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes bite. The downturn in manufacturing output slightly eased... |
| 17.04.2025 | The Employment Rights Bill: A Double-Edged Sword for the UK Economy | The UK is at a crossroads. The government’s proposed Employment Rights Bill promises to reshape the landscape of labor relations. But is it a beacon of hope or a recipe for disaster? Business leaders are sounding the alarm. They argue that ... |
| 17.04.2025 | Week in Business: Labour’s jobs madness as employers urge change of plan | Business Secretary Johnny Reynolds was so fed up with people criticising him for never having run a business that he bought himself a whopping great steel mill in Scunthorpe. Now firmly a member of the boss class, will he have sympathy with... |
| 16.04.2025 | Business groups attack ‘deeply damaging’ employment reforms | The UK’s five largest business groups have warned that the government’s flagship workers’ rights package will be “deeply damaging” to the UK’s growth prospects and will worsen living standards in the UK. In a co-ordinated effort, Britain’s ... |
| 24.03.2025 | Mid-sized firms will add two million jobs to UK economy by 2028, BDO says | Mid-sized businesses could add £745bn to the UK economy in the next three years, according to new research by the financial services firm BDO. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her ambitions to deliver growth “further and faster”, but he... |
| 21.03.2025 | Chancellor’s £40bn tax raid blamed for manufacturing slump | Manufacturing has seen a faster fall in output at the beginning of this year as Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £40bn tax raid means businesses are “conserving funds”, research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) suggests. The sector i... |
| 17.03.2025 | UK economy facing recession risk as Spring Statement looms | Britain’s fragile jobs market indicates that a recession is looming for the UK economy, a leading think tank has warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the government’s economic record in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday, claimin... |
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