The UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers 2024
Useful Info
It is so very important that UK manufacturers have a voice. Our latest UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers 2024, is designed to help make sure that happens. It is curated with love to help UK manufacturers and UK engineering businesses make the most of opportunities, raise their profile, build credibility and reputation.
Value of Using the UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers
The UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers helps ‘hidden gems’ and ‘best-kept secrets’ to be more planned and strategic with their PR, comms and marketing. It can help you to:
- Have a voice
- Step out of the shadows and position yourself as an expert in your field
- Build relationships with the right people
- Use your stronger profile to help secure funding and generate new business opportunities
- Attract the right talent to your business, winning new customers and retaining loyal ones.
The UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers is focused on the key industry announcements, research and survey dates, UK events and awards. Many of these dates are used by journalists to help inform their editorial calendars and plan news and feature items. To bring these stories to life they need real-life businesses to talk to and are always looking to interview and feature UK manufacturers. That’s where you come in…
Great Ways to Use The UKMFG PR Diary 2024 for UK Manufacturers
- Prepare your story in advance so you can provide timely comments to the media, such as your predictions, expectations, and even your hopes ahead of big announcements
- Provide commentary following the publication of trends or figures
- Piggyback on survey results to position your business in a positive light
- Pitch to the media to secure press coverage or an interview. For example, put yourself forward as a case study to be interviewed during or ahead of big releases such as the latest UKMFG statistics
- Plan your social media – join in conversations, celebrate and champion initiatives
- Events and visits – plan your own and/or take part in events to raise the profile of UKMFG and attract young people into the industry. You can even secure speaking opportunities to tell your story
- Awards – boost your credibility and chances of being nominated and winning awards with a stronger profile
- Secure guest blog posts and opinion articles on the back of issues raised and changes taking place in your industry
- Plan your blog posts and content marketing in advance, such as behind the scenes videos of your skilled staff in action in celebration of the year of engineering
- Email newsletters – provide themes to focus on for your customers and decision-makers
- Marketing, such as timely direct mail – send your customers a thank you for buying from you on Buy British Day, for example
- Add to it – think of all the other issues and key dates coming up, such as changing legislation, and focus on the issues that you are passionate about – where you want your voice to be heard.
Getting Started
Please note, that some of these UK manufacturing dates are provisional, some dates have not yet been released, and all are subject to change, so please check in advance. If you notice any errors or obvious omissions, please let me know. It is a work in progress, a labour of love, and we will be keeping it updated so do keep coming back or sign-up for regular updates.
Download this handy template to make a note of the key dates that matter to you, what opportunities they present, and what action to take. We will also be running some free online workshops to help you make the most of the diary. Do sign-up for regular updates and feel free to connect with Ellen Carroll on LinkedIn.
Please feel free to share and use The UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers, but please credit us and use the #UKMFGPRdiary hashtag. Other great UK manufacturing hashtags are #UKMFG #ManufacturingUK #UKmanufacturing #SupportUKMFG. Please keep sharing positive UK manufacturing news, network and support the fantastic UK manufacturing community.
Monthly Dates
1st working day: IHS Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI
9-12th (approx): ONS UK index of production
10-13th (approx): U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th (approx): ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th (approx): ONS GDP monthly estimate
11-24th (approx): ONS Labour Market Overview
15-21st (approx): ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th (approx): ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24rd (approx): CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st (approx): Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23-26th (approx): ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy report
29-4th (approx): BOE Effective Interest Rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
January 2024
1st: New Year’s Day
4th/26th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
10th: Cut your Energy Costs Day
11th: Make UK/PWC Executive Survey
12th: IHS Markit/CIPS manufacturing PMI
12th: UK index of production
12th: UK Manufacturing Production MoM
12th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
12th: ONS GDP monthly estimate
14th: Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards (entry deadline)
15th: Make UK Salary Guide 2024
16th: ONS Labour Market Overview
17th: ONS Producer Price Inflation
19th: ONS Retail Sales Report
25th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy report
25th: Made in the NorthEast Awards (entry deadline)
25th: Smart Manufacturing Breakfast Series: Accelerating Integration
27th-4th: National Storytelling Week
30th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
TBC: National Manufacturing Barometer Reports
31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
31st: Brexit four year anniversary (UK left the European Union 31st Jan 2020)
31st: AM Awards (Manufacturer of the Year Award Category) (entry deadline)
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
February 2024
1st: CBI Industrial Trends Survey
1st: Scottish Family Business Day
3rd: Make UK National Apprenticeship Open Day
5-11th: National Apprenticeship Week
6-8th: Southern Manufacturing & Electronics
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
12th: ESG in UK Manufacturing
13th: ONS Labour Market Overview
14th: Valentine’s Day
14th: ONS Producer Price Inflation
15th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
15th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
15th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
15th: Made in the Midlands Awards (entry deadline)
17th -24th: Retail Sales Report
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
22nd: Made in the North West Awards (entry deadline)
22nd: ONS Business insights and impact on the UK economy
22nd: Made in Northern Ireland Awards (entry deadline)
22nd: Leeds Manufacturing Festival
24th: BusinessGreen Leaders Awards (entry deadline)
26-27th: Annual Apprenticeship Conference
27th: National Manufacturing Conference (Make UK)
28th (approx): Manufacturing Monitor (Make UK)
29th Made in Scotland, Sold to the World Exporter Roadshow
29-4th: Effective interest rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
March 2024
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
1st: St David’s Day
1st: BusinessGreen Leaders Awards (entry deadline)
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
4-9th National Careers Week
6th: Delivery of the next UK Budget
8th: International Women’s Day
8-17th: British Science Week
9th: Made In UK Day (Make it British)
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11th: The Manufacturer Top 100 Awards (entry deadline)
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
13th: Sustainable Fashion Conference & Awards 2024
14th: National Manufacturing Summit
14th: Made in the North East Awards
14th: Made in the Midlands, Sold to the World Roadshow
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: Retail sales report
20th: Manufacturing Outlook 2024 Q1
20th: The Great British Family Business Conference
21st: Engineering Solutions LIVE
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
25-27th: IFE Manufacturing Exhibit
27th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
31st: Daylight saving starts
31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
April 2024
2nd: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
4th: Deadline for businesses with over 250 employees to report gender pay gap information
6th: New Financial Year
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10th: Siblings Day
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
13th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
15-19th: MACH Exhibition
15-19th: Engineering Supply Chain 2024
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
15-24th: Fashion Revolution Week
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
TBC: The Sustainable Manufacturing Summit
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
22nd: Earth Day
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
23rd: St George’s Day
25th: Made in the Midlands Awards
25th: CBI National Business Dinner
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
May 2024
All month: Local and Community History month
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-16th: Local Business Week
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
13-19th: Mental Health Awareness week
13-19th: National Learning at Work Week
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
15-16th: Vehicle Electrification Expo
15-16th: Battery Cells & Systems Expo
17th: Made in Northern Ireland Awards
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
23rd: BSSA Conference and Dinner
23rd: Made in the North West Awards
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
June 2024
3rd: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
5th: The Manufacturer Top 100 Awards
5-6th: Subcon Show
5-6th: Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week
Includes:
- Air-Tech Exhibition
- Drives and Controls
- Fluid Power & Systems
- Smart Factory Expo
- Main Tech
- Design + Engineering Expo
- Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit
- Industrial Data & AI Summit
- Manufacturing Automation & Robotics Summit
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
12-13th: Plastics Live
13th Sewing Machine Day
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
18-19th: Machine Vision Conference
18th June: Automation UK
20th: North East Annual Dinner 2024
20th (TBC): Manufacturing Outlook 2024 Q2 report (Make UK)
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23rd: National Women in Engineering Day
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
25-26: Connected Manufacturing Forum 2024
27th: Made in the UK Awards (ceremony)
27th: Global Annual Conference (British Chamber of Commerce)
28th (approx): Regional Manufacturing Outlook Report 2024 (Make UK)
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
July 2024
All month: Independent Retailer month
1st: East of England Annual Dinner 2024
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
1st (TBC): Make UK Manufacturing Awards (entry deadline)
1st (TBC): National Apprenticeship Service Awards (entry deadline)
4th: General Election
6-7th: Independents’ Day
6-7th Festival of Making
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
TBC: The Manufacturer MX Awards (entry deadline)
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
TBC: Chamber Business Awards (entry deadline)
TBC: Made in Wales Awards (entry deadline)
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
August 2024
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
TBC: LEEA Awards (entry deadline)
6th: Scottish SQA Nationals and Highers results day
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
15: BTEC results
15th: A-level, AS and T Level results day
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
22nd: GCSE results day
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
26th: Summer bank holiday
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
September 2024
2nd: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
2-6th: Zero Waste Week
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-12: UK Metals Expo
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
12: EMCON Show
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20th (approx): Manufacturing Outlook 2024 Q3 report (Make UK)
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
19th: National Family Business Day
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
26th: National Manufacturing Day UK
29-5th: Wool Week
29- 4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
October 2024
All month: Black History Month
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
3rd: Buy British Day
TBC: Bradford Manufacturing Weeks
9-10th: The Engineering Design Show
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends Survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
27th: National Mentoring Day
29th: Women With Metal Conference
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
30th: Advanced Engineering 2024
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
November 2024
All month: Career Development month
TBC: Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit
1st: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: UK Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-22nd: 2024 UN Climate Change Conference
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Overview
14th: Digital Manufacturing Summit UK
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
16-17th: LiftEx Exhibition
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
18-24th: Global Entrepreneurship Week
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
22nd (TBC): Investing in People: CBI/Pertemps Employment Trends Survey
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
29th: Black Friday / Buy Nothing Day / Buy Ethical Instead
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
TBC: Made in Yorkshire Awards 2025 (entry deadline)
Don’t forget to sign-up to get regular updates, advice and invites from Nellie PR, and to download the full UKMFG PR Diary for UK Manufacturers.
December 2024
2nd: IHS Markit / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI
2nd: Cyber Monday
7th: Christmas Jumper Day
9-12th: ONS UK index of production
10-13th: U.K. Manufacturing Production MoM
10-14th: ONS UK Trade Statistics
10-14th: GDP monthly estimate, UK
11-24th: ONS Labour Market Review
15-21st: ONS Producer Price Inflation
17-24th: ONS Retail Sales Report
20-24th: CBI Industrial Trends survey
20-31st: Lloyds Bank Business Barometer
23-26th: ONS Business insights and impact on UK economy
24th: Christmas Eve – biggest shopping day
25th: Christmas Day
29-4th: BOE Effective Interest Rates
31st: New Year’s Eve
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Resources
Social media hashtags to use: #UKMFGPRdiary #UKMFG #ManufacturingUK #UKManufacturing #SupportUKMFG
Download this handy template to make a note of the key dates that matter to you, what opportunities they present, and what action to take.
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