COMPANY NEWS

HSSMI and Loughborough University London, who have benefited from a strong partnership since the campus first opened in 2015, have announced they will both be expanding their offices.

In the past month, we’ve done a lot of reflection on our 2019 performance: what has gone well? What hasn’t? What are the big areas of growth? What do we focus on in 2020? An area where we have seen a remarkable growth of interest from our partners and customers is in the area of ‘Circular Economy’.

Some challenges are too big to tackle alone, and only by teaming up can we conceive of a comprehensive solution. Creating a more sustainable future for our planet, reducing waste and pollution and extending the lifecycle of our products are just some of the challenges facing the world today.

Adopting a new technology - as we see it in the automotive industry with its shift to zero carbon - requires not only new components and products to be manufactured in high volume, but also adaptation of whole supply chains and ecosystems.

Since beginning in 2012, HSSMI has evolved as an organisation and is looking to further its work supporting manufacturers across the UK. Today we are proud to release our new brand and along with it, our new strategy to tackle the biggest challenges affecting the manufacturing sector.

In light of the recently published GBA report "A Vision for a Sustainable Battery Value Chain in 2030", I sat down with HSSMI experts to discuss their thoughts on the report, the current state of batteries in the UK and where we can go from here.