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Manufacturing involves transforming goods, materials, or substance into new products.

The items output by our manufacturing industry are numerous and varied, with raw materials processed into products that often fall within the categories of food and drink, chemicals, rubber, plastics and non-metallic materials, metals, electronics, machinery, and transport.

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  • In the East of England there are 234,000 people employed in Manufacturing
  • £191 billion of outputs accounts for the UK's manufacturing sector
  • The UK's manufacturing sector average wages is 13% higher than the rest of the economy

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Job Ideas for this Industry

• Agricultural Engineer • Quality Control Technician • Motor Mechanic • Production manager • Manufacturing Systems Engineer • CAD Technician • Production worker Manufacturing supervisorAerospace Engineer (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Did You Know?
Sudbury is the silk capital of the UK. In the Middles Ages Sudbury grew very wealthy thanks to a wool trade that swept across the nation. The small town still benefits from the textile trade and has four working mills which manufactures 110 metric tonnes of Chinese silk every year and even silk for a Royal residence.

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Pipefitting / Welder Scholarship
Closing Date:
26th September 2025
Salary:
Learner bursary of £60/week subject to attendance during term time
Location:
Norwich, Norfolk
REAGIT are thrilled to announce they've received the green light from ECITB to launch their Pipefitting...
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Shadwell Cup
This year, Warren participated in the Shadwell Cup, a long-standing tournament held to show our appreciation to Shadwell for their generous donations which helped fund the club’s new extension. This new space means we can host more social events and boost our....
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Bury St Edmunds Jobs and Skills Fair
Event Date:
8th October 2025
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Success Story
5 years ago, Alistair Newey came to Warren. After completing one year at A-Levels and discovering that they weren't really for him, Ali began his Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship with us. Ali did very well academically and on the shop floor. He was a model l...
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Sales Office Apprentice - Plinth Medical Limited
Closing Date:
6th October 2025
Salary:
£ 15704 per year
Location:
Eye, Suffolk
Employer description Plinth Medical is a well established and successful UK manufacturer of medical couches and is a leader in its field, exporting its products worldwide. Main description Plinth Medical is a well established and successful UK manufacturer of....
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Monitoring and Laboratory Apprentice - SRL Technical Services
Closing Date:
30th September 2025
Salary:
£ 17500 per year
Location:
Sudbury, Suffolk
Employer description Consultants in acoustics, air quality, environmental monitoring, BREEAM, air leakage, compliance and lab testing and training. We are specialists when it comes to planning, performance prediction, design, inspection, measurement and troubl...
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