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Jefferson
@Jefferson_MFG
Passionate advocates of the British manufacturing sector, apprenticeships and STEM education. Co-founder of @FactoryNOW_ #UKmfg🇬🇧
Cheshire, England
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    Jefferson
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    Dec 30, 2020
    UPDATE: Aldi has announced plans to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5 billion a year. The retailer is investing £500m in new & upgraded stores, distribution centres and its supply chain in 2021, which will create over 4,000 jobs #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Feb 4, 2021
    BREAKING: Cadbury to transfer production of its Dairy Milk bars from Germany and other sites across Europe to the UK following £15 million investment at its Bournville site. bit.ly/3rmX29T #UKmfg #GBmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Jun 1, 2021
    BREAKING: American food giant Kraft Heinz is set to invest £140 million at its Kitt Green plant in Wigan - the firm's biggest investment outside the US in more than 20 years.. Tomato ketchup, mayonnaise & salad cream will be made in Britain for the first time since 1999. #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    May 4, 2021
    The Royal Marines have successfully completed a Maritime Boarding Operation exercise using jet suits designed and built by Wiltshire-based Gravity Industries. #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Sep 11, 2023
    🚨 BREAKING: The UK has leapfrogged France to become the 8th largest manufacturer in the world. With an annual output of £224 billion, the buoyant sector now supports 2.6 million jobs according to new data released this morning by trade association @MakeUK_ . The figures are
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    Jefferson
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    Oct 3, 2022
    UPDATE: British manufacturer Gravity Industries has successfully demonstrated its pioneering jet suits in America, circling New York harbour after taking off from the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Jun 25, 2020
    The European Space Agency has selected Leicester for its new space tech incubation centre. Expected to create 2,500 jobs, the £100m-plus Space Park Leicester development has already attracted global companies including Lockheed Martin, Thales, Airbus and Hewlett Packard #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Jun 29, 2020
    To answer a few critics, yes, we are biased. We post positive news about new factories, investment and job creation. We are biased for a reason. The MSM gives undue prominence to negative news about British manufacturing and this needs to be counterbalanced #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Jan 16, 2021
    WARNING: We only post and share POSITIVE news about the British manufacturing sector. Please unfollow if this offends! #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Jan 31, 2021
    January's highlights: ▪️Nissan: Commits to UK ▪️JCB: 400 new jobs ▪️Rolls-Royce: £90m testbed ▪️Lotus: 250 new jobs ▪️Bombardier: Huge export order ▪️What More: £20m investment ▪️Fernite: New factory ▪️MBDA: £550m MoD order ▪️Bentley: Record sales ▪️Norton: New factory #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Feb 9, 2021
    We only post POSITIVE British manufacturing news. If you prefer negative news, please follow the BBC! #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Apr 7, 2021
    To answer a few critics, yes, we are biased. We post positive news about new factories, investment and job creation. We are biased for a reason. The MSM gives undue prominence to negative news about British manufacturing and this needs to be counterbalanced. #UKmfg🇬🇧
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    Jefferson
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    Sep 14, 2023
    Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor (SMR) programme - the numbers: ▪️ Three new factories ▪️ 40,000 British jobs ▪️ £52bn economic benefit ▪️ 80% of components built in UK ▪️ £250bn export potential As part of its commitment to maximise UK involvement in its ground-breaking
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    Jefferson
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    Jun 5, 2021
    We only post and share POSITIVE British manufacturing news. If you prefer negative news, please follow the BBC! #UKmfg🇬🇧