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We’re delighted to confirm that our Building & Construction Products team will be exhibiting at the MPA Precast and Masonry Expo once again this year. You’ll find us on Stand F10 on Thursday 22 October 2026 at Cranmore Park Conference Centre, Solihull. Why We’re Exhibiting The precast and masonry sector sits right at the heart […]

We’re excited to share that we’ll be exhibiting at the Made in Yorkshire Expo on Thursday 15th October 2026 at the Accu Stadium, Huddersfield. It’s one of the highlights of the year for the region’s engineering and manufacturing community, and we can’t wait to be part of it. Why We’re Exhibiting Yorkshire is home turf […]

On Thursday 24th September, manufacturers and suppliers across the country will be opening their doors for Make UK‘s National Manufacturing Day, and we’re getting involved. E3R will be exhibiting at West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services‘ National Manufacturing Day showcase in Brighouse, alongside dozens of regional manufacturers and engineering companies, to help introduce the next generation to […]

Demand for specialist vehicles is rising across the board. Emergency services are renewing ageing fleets, defence procurement is accelerating, and the conversion market – motorhomes, accessible vehicles, mobile units – hasn’t slowed down in years. For the businesses building these vehicles, that’s good news commercially and a genuine headache operationally, because the people who can […]

Housing shortages and renovation demand have been in the headlines for years, and it would be easy to assume that means a booming pipeline for anyone making the products that go into UK homes. The reality heading into Q4 2026 is more mixed than that, and for building products manufacturers, understanding the actual shape of […]

A vacant engineering role doesn’t just mean one less person on the shop floor, in manufacturing and engineering businesses, an unfilled position can quietly ripple out across the whole operation, and with skilled engineering vacancies often taking several weeks (or longer) to fill, the impact can build up fast. The ripple effect across your business […]

Defence manufacturing is having a moment. Rising geopolitical tension, increased government spending commitments and a renewed focus on national resilience have pushed the sector firmly into growth mode. For engineering and manufacturing businesses operating in this space, that’s good news on paper. In practice, it’s created a talent problem that’s proving just as difficult to […]

As headline sponsor of Leeds Manufacturing Festival, E3 Recruitment is always looking for ways to support the future of manufacturing and engineering talent in West Yorkshire, not just through recruitment, but by helping shape the skills pipeline at its source. Andrew Pilling joined fellow Leeds Manufacturing Festival sponsors at Leeds City College‘s Printworks Campus for […]

Leeds Manufacturing Festival Next Gen Awards 2026 — Celebrating the People Shaping the Future of Manufacturing Held at Leeds Beckett University‘s BlackBox Theatre, this year’s Leeds Manufacturing Festival Next Gen Awards brought together businesses, leaders, students, and supporters from across the region to recognise the people and organisations driving real change in manufacturing. The awards […]

Britain’s food and drink manufacturing sector has long been quietly extraordinary. It is the country’s largest manufacturing industry, contributing £37.3 billion to the economy and accounting for nearly a quarter of total UK manufacturing turnover. It employs close to half a million people. And yet, when engineers consider their careers, food rarely tops the list […]