December 2025

New funding to help small businesses cut their costs Government announces £2 million funding boost to help more SMEs cut costs Funding is part of a range of new measures to support small business growth, in the Government’s response to the Willow Review 67% of SMEs who adopted...

  SNAP POLL: Autumn Budget 2025 The MIA have partnered with Make UK on behalf of our members. Make UK is the largest force backing UK manufacturing and has been helping the sector to compete, innovate and grow for over 125 years. The Autumn Budget was a mixed bag for UK manufacturers – there were some...

MIA Member MGI Engineering has shared the following press release.   MGI Engineering Unveils SeaGlide  MGI Engineering Ltd. has launched SeaGlide, an autonomous, all-electric foiling uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) designed for low-signature defence missions and short-range maritime logistics. The vessel carries up to 200kg over around 150km on electric...

MIA Member Withers & Rodgers has shared the following review. Autumn 2025 IP Review The latest issue of IP Review magazine, delivering insights, advice, and the latest Withers & Rogers news. Articles in the Autumn edition include: 1. A review of the first two years of the Unified Patent...