Allison Allington, Partner at Bishop Fleming, caught up with Eric Nicholls, our chairman, on overcoming challenges with Covid-19, through his company Spiral UK Looking at how they have grown and diversified the business and how the manufacturing sector currently looks. Grab a cuppa and discover the faces and the world of manufacturing in Cornwall.


A £3m ESF funded, 18 month programme aimed at providing a strategic approach to developing employer-led skills with businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (CIOS) has concluded with exceptional results for the Cornwall Manufacturers Group (CMG). The CMG, with a funding package of £169,000, has universally been recognised for its outstanding success delivering […]


There are approximately 1100 manufacturing companies in Cornwall, employing 16,000 staff, accounting for £7.4bn GVA and a number of them are contributing to the fight against Covid-19. From Saltash based Composite Integration who have diversified to make PPE equipment to Smith’s Metals in Redruth who are a critical supplier to Falmouth’s Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group […]


Last night the winners of the prestigious Cornwall Manufacturers Group (CMG) awards were announced, celebrating the very best and brightest of manufacturing talent in the county. Excelling business leaders, exporters, apprentices, community projects and innovations were celebrated at a special ceremony hosted by Richard Rumbelow, Director of International Affairs and Exports for Make UK (the […]


Eric Nicholls, chair of the Cornwall Manufacturers Group (CMG) and Jon Hurrell, its CEO, represented Cornwall’s manufacturing sector at a recent event at the Houses of Parliament. Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and Make UK, the manufacturers organisation, the Industrial Strategy featured at the heart of the event with several other interesting and […]
