05 May Transferring unused apprenticeship funds to other employers
Transferring unused apprenticeship funds to other employers Are you a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) thinking about taking on an apprentice...
29 Apr The CMF welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on BAT regulations, urging a consistent UK-wide approach for environmental improvements.
The UK Government, and the devolved administrations, are putting in place a new regime for the development of ‘Best Available...
26 Apr Die Casting Technician Shortages – how new training programme offers help!
The long-term global demand for die cast parts, of all types and sizes, continues on an upward trend with more...
21 Apr UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035
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The UK’s sixth Carbon Budget will incorporate the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions for the first time,...
20 Apr Net Zero – and what this means for the Foundry Industry.
The recent webinar hosted by the CMF, alongside our strategic energy partners LG Energy, addressed a range of topics that...
09 Apr HSE / CMF Molten Metal Safety Alert
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are investigating a number of molten metal/moisture explosions that have occurred in UK foundries...
26 Mar Young People Face Unemployment “Crisis” As 88% Of Job Losses Affect Under 35s
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An impending “jobs crisis” facing young people as new stats show that almost 90% of job losses in the past...
22 Mar Webinar on Casting, Foundry and Patternmaking Apprenticeship now ‘Live’.
Funding Incentives, the use of apprenticeships to upskill employees and the apprentice programme for the level 3 foundry technician standard...
15 Mar Call for the Government to go further in transforming public procurement and include the wider supply chain.
The Cast Metals Federation, CMF, has urged the Government to be more ambitious in its plans for an overhaul of...
15 Mar WFO Webinar Women in Foundry – Industrial situation and perspectives for metalcasting
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The first WFO webinar, “Women in Foundry”, was recorded by the WORLD FOUNDRY ORGANIZATION (WFO) on 5 March 2021. This video...