- The location of the company. Is it within a suitable travelling distance, or are you willing to relocate?
- The working hours. Are the hours anti-social? Do they expect you to work late?
- The company ethos and values. What is the working environment like and what sort of people work at the company?
- The type of different roles that they offer.
- The benefits they offer.
- The training they offer.
- Whether there is room for career development? Do they offer progression and reward hard work with promotions?
This article will outline a few different companies to get you started on your job research. Make sure you have the above factors in mind when reading their profiles.
Some of the companies may not be suitable for you because there are so many different products on the market. However this can also be a positive thing because it gives you lots of choice when it comes to the type of products you want to work with.
Lantex Manufacturing
Lantex was established in 1918 and has made its mark in the textile manufacturing world. Lantex specialises in tea towels, screen printing fabric and industrial fabric.
The company is located in Accrington, Lancashire.
Cross Manufacturing
The cross manufacturing factory is located in Bath and it makes specialist sealing technologies. Some of the products they make include things like piston rings, turbo rings and brush seals.
Dream Hydro Ltd
Drean Hydro is located in Blackburn and the company manufactures things like baths, showers, hot tubs and lighting.
Plastic Accessories Company ltd
This company is located in Sheffield and it manufactures things such as card trays, jewellery displays and gift shelves.
First Impressions Europe Ltd
First impressions manufactures bespoke clothing and promotional clothing. They have manufacturing facilities in 6 different countries so they are a fairly large company. Their UK office is located in Staffordshire.
This is only a short list of manufacturing companies and it only covers companies located in the United Kingdom. If you want to work in manufacturing industry then it is important to be aware that there are opportunities all over the world, depending on what market you want to work in.
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