Manufacturing Management is the flagship monthly B2B publication for the UK’s manufacturing leaders, with a heritage of over 70 years under its original title, Works Management. Today, it serves an elite audience of factory directors, plant managers, and operations executives, delivering in-depth coverage of best-practice strategies designed to enhance productivity, profitability, and competitive advantage.
Published by the MA Business, Manufacturing Management focuses on topics ranging from manufacturing, predictive maintenance, digitisation under Industry 4.0, and sustainability, ensuring readers are equipped to lead in an era defined by technological disruption and policy change within the UK.
Alongside its print edition, the brand maintains a daily-updated digital platform and hosts prominent industry events: the Manufacturing Management Conference, Show, Champions Awards, and factory tours—each fostering peer-to-peer exchange and benchmarking. The magazine’s editorial board features senior voices from across the UK manufacturing spectrum, such as Make UK, lending diverse and practical perspectives.
Manufacturing Management is available free to qualified manufacturing professionals through registration, reinforcing its mission to deliver value and drive performance across UK factory floors. Whether guiding strategy on cost control, digital transformation, or workforce development, it remains an essential tool for leaders shaping modern manufacturing.