Machinery & Manufacturing | Issue 11 | Sept/Oct 2023

Catch up

JLR announces 300 new jobs in the Midlands

JLR recently announced it is recruiting 300 new technicians and test engineers in the West Midlands. The roles will support the continued growth of Range Rover production and development of next generation electric models. Of the 300 roles, the UK-based luxury car manufacturer is recruiting around 100 maintenance technicians for its Solihull plant to operate and maintain highly automated, precision, production facilities in a new body

shop costing around £130m. The new body shop will support an intended increase in Range Rover and Range Rover Sport production by 30% in future quarters. Alongside this, technicians will also be trained to work on an additional approximately £70m new body production system to support production of the highly anticipated new electric Range Rover at Solihull. www.jaguarlandrover.com

CERATIZIT launches PCF standard

invoices. Detailed information on the PCF of the corresponding products can be requested as an additional service. “The start of the systematic introduction of PCF figures in our product portfolio is an important milestone. Not only do they allow our customers to calculate their own corporate carbon footprint more accurately. The PCF figures also provide the basis for setting up a strategy to reduce their own emissions,” Executive Board Spokesman Dr Andreas Lackner commented on the launch of CERATIZIT’s PCF offering. www.ceratizit.com

At EMO 2023 , CERATIZIT introduced the first Product Carbon Footprint Standard (PCF) for carbide products. Since 18 September, the PCF classification of the first wave of products is displayed in the shop and on all

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