The Office Machinery Industry in the United Kingdom

National Institute Economic Review ◽

10.1177/002795016904900105 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 52-74

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Competitive Position ◽

Machinery Industry ◽

British Industry ◽

The United Kingdom

The study reported on here deals mainly with the competitive position of the United Kingdom office machinery industry, and is part of a wider investigation into the competitiveness of British industry which the National Institute has been undertaking. The article includes a substantial amount of new statistical and other material, much of it obtained from three special inquiries, directed to manufacturers and concessionaires, large users, and retailers, into the structure of the industry and the reasons for its competitive weakness. Details of the coverage of these inquiries, which were conducted in 1967, are given in Appendix II.

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The Competitive Position of Credit Unions in the United Kingdom: A Sectoral Analysis

Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit ◽

10.1080/02690949508726262 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 48-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Donal G. McKillop ◽

Charles Ferguson ◽

Dermot Nesbitt

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Credit Unions ◽

Competitive Position ◽

Sectoral Analysis ◽

The United Kingdom

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Analysis of the ECVET situation in the United Kingdom and its Implementation in the Food Sector

QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO ◽

10.3280/qua2012-098009 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 123-141

Author(s):

Sukky Jassi ◽

Alison Pearson

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Food Industry ◽

Economic Structure ◽

Food Sector ◽

Competitive Position ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Economic Position ◽

The Uk

This article provides an analysis of the current performance and competitive position of the UK food industry and its sectors, the economic structure and condition of the industry and the challenges influencing its performance and economic position. Moreover, this article focuses on the implementation of ECVET in the food sector.

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Topical Pension Problems (A Personal Overview).

Journal of the Staple Inn Actuarial Society ◽

10.1017/s0020269x00009762 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 115-133

Author(s):

Geraldine Kaye

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Pension Funds ◽

National Association ◽

Policy Studies ◽

British Industry ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Subject ◽

The Government ◽

Different Sources

Much discussion is taking place currently in the United Kingdom on the subject of pensions. Conferences and symposia have been conducted at various times on many aspects of pensions by such diverse bodies as the Policy Studies Institute (1), the Institute of Fiscal Studies (2), the Trades Union Congress (3), the Pensions Management Institute, the Confederation of British Industry, the National Association of Pension Funds and even our own Institute (4) (in the case of our Institute, on the whole field). The Government announced an all-embracing enquiry on 16 December 1983. This has been divided into separate parts. Evidence for the first part concerned with ‘portable pensions’ was required by 31 January 1984. Despite the very tight deadline, written evidence was obtained from over 1,500 different sources. This serves to show just how much interest was currently being aroused. The final results of the full Government enquiry are not yet available (September 1984). The unprecedented speed with which the Government has proceeded demonstrates the importance that it attaches to the issues raised, and suggests that any prompted legislation will be given a degree of priority.

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Strikebreaking and Anti-Unionism on the Waterfront: The Shipping Federation, 1890–1914

European History Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0265691419864491 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 570-596

Author(s):

Alessandro Saluppo

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Private Security ◽

Vast Array ◽

British Industry ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Managerial Authority ◽

International Body ◽

Labour Disputes ◽

Operational Structure

This article examines the policy and strategies of the Shipping Federation, which was the most aggressive employer association in the United Kingdom during the pre-war period. Using a vast array of sources, including several series of minutes and the financial records and ledgers of the association of shipowners, this article provides a number of insights into the Federation’s organizational and operational structure, the subcontracting of labour replacement to professional or commercial strike-breaker agencies as well as the delegation of protection tasks to vigilante groups. It looks at the transnationalization of its anti-labour schemes and the formation of an international body of strike-breakers, the International Shipping Federation, to deal with the question of maritime labour at home and abroad. The article emphasizes the shipowners’ propositions to form their own private security organization in response to the Liberal government’s assertion of neutrality in labour disputes. It shows their determination to use violence, including the presence of firearms, to suppress efforts by unions to achieve recognition and the monopoly over the supply of labour and hiring procedures. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the inclination of certain sectors of British industry to employ violent, illegal and inherently subversive means to protect their managerial authority from both the opposition of trade unions and the increasing encroachment of the state into industrial matters.

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Review of Gas-Bearing Gyro Development in the United Kingdom

Journal of Lubrication Technology ◽

10.1115/1.3601712 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 90 (4) ◽

pp. 741-752 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A. G. Patterson

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Inertial Navigation ◽

Aviation Industry ◽

Space Navigation ◽

British Industry ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Navy Department ◽

Commercial Market ◽

Production Stages ◽

Gas Bearing

This paper describes development and progress in the application of aerodynamic gas bearings to gyro-spin axes in the United Kingdom since early 1959, when work in this field was begun by the British Navy Department. Since that time, about a dozen organizations have become engaged in or are closely associated with such work. Most applications hitherto have been government-sponsored, and are concerned with marine, air, or space navigation or stabilization, but work, for the commercial market, particularly to meet needs in the aviation industry, is being vigorously carried out. The organizations involved in or associated with gas-bearing gyro work and their specific interests are summarized in Tables 1 and 2 covering naval, aviation, space, and commercial interests, respectively. Further details are given in the text in some of the cases where more advanced R&D or production stages have been reached. The greater complexity and the more exacting requirements of gyros of higher precision, such as are needed for marine inertial navigation, have made necessary the evolution not only of higher accuracy machining and metrology, achieved with cooperation from British Industry, but also of new techniques for dynamic measurements. Some of the highlights of associated technologies are summarized but fuller information is given in the references. In addition, unforeseen starting problems have triggered off programs of work on specialized aspects of cleaning and boundary lubrication which, although hitherto incomplete, are yielding promising results. Inertial navigation, weapon and general stabilization gyros for the Navy Department are now in full industrial production. Other classes in the U.K. have reached advanced stages of R&D and continuing expansion on work in both marine and air classes of gas-bearing gyros is expected. Closer association within the field of general gas-bearing technology both within the United Kingdom and abroad is being actively sought, particularly by government and university orgnizations in the expectation that long-term mutual benefits will follow.

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Poland's Competitive Position in Trade in Agri-Food Products with the United Kingdom – Selected Aspects

Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego ◽

10.22630/prs.2017.17.4.96 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17(32) (4) ◽

pp. 199-209

Author(s):

Justyna Łapińska ◽

Maurycy Graszewicz ◽

Ewa Zdunek-Rosa

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Comparative Advantage ◽

Food Products ◽

The European Union ◽

Competitive Position ◽

Coverage Ratio ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Eu Membership ◽

Trading Partners ◽

Dynamic Growth

Thirteen years have passed since Poland's accession to the European Union. This is a period long enough to make some generalisations over the accession results. This paper focuses on assessing the competitive position of Poland in trade in agri-food products with one of its most important trading partners – the United Kingdom. For this purpose, quantitative indexes of competitive positioning were used, in particular, the trade coverage ratio as well as the revealed comparative advantage indexes – RCAi and LFIi. The conducted analyses show that Poland's competitive position in agri-food trade with the United Kingdom improved markedly over the period considered. The dynamic growth in trade, especially in exports, a significant increase in the trade balance surplus, and generally favourable comparative advantage indexes for Poland show that the period of EU membership has been well utilised by Polish food producers. Polish food is increasingly eagerly bought by demanding British consumers.

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