28 Oct 2026 // Plastics Import Tariff Relief, Sierra 57 Promotion, FANUC and Hitachi’s AI Partnership, and Digital Skills
Jess Clarke- 1 minute read
In today’s brief:
📦 Plastics Import Tariff Relief: The UK Government extends tariff suspensions on more than 250 products until December 2028, providing greater cost certainty for importers of eligible plastics and chemicals.
👤 Sierra 57 Promotes Vince Green: The new Technical and Compliance Manager brings almost 32 years of moulding experience to supporting training quality, technical standards, and programme development.
🤖 FANUC and Hitachi’s AI Partnership: The companies will test adaptive robots for tasks including parts handling and production changeovers, with customer deployment planned from fiscal 2027.
🏭 Yorkshire Builds Digital Skills: Made Smarter Yorkshire reports that manufacturers are training multiple employees to support technology adoption, with fully funded courses covering leadership and practical digital skills.
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