For the resources for businesses on managing the manufacturing and the supply chain risk due to the outbreak of the Covid19 pandemic, please consult the report COVID-19: Managing supply chain risk and disruption (Deloitte Canada, 2020), as well as the insights on COVID-19: How to fortify your supply chain (Kearney, 2020). The World Economic Forum's COVID Action Platform provides useful information on the latest strategic trends regarding COVID-19 implications for businesses, including manufacturing and supply systems. The report Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact (World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Harvard Global Health Institute) offers insights on handling coronavirus by businesses and strategies for effective response and resilience.
The industrial sector contributes around 17.4% of the UK 's GDP, with engineering and allied industries (transport, electronics) as the single largest sector. Other significant sectors include chemical and chemical-based products.
Multi-sector Directories
192.com - Information about businesses and places in the UK All.biz - United Kingdom - Directory of companies in the UK B2B Directory United Kingdom - Directory providing business listings with thousands of UK companies Britaine.co.uk - Search engine for companies in the United Kingdom British Exporters - British exporters database Companies House - Register of British companies Dun & Bradstreet - Worldwide directory with financial information on businesses eSources - Wholesalers directory in the UK. Free Index - Free UK Directory of service providers. Northcote.co.uk - UK companies database. Shobby Directory - UK online shopping directory The Wholesaler UK - Wholesale trade directory for the UK Thomson Local - Directory of companies in the United Kingdom UK Business Directory - Online UK business directory Yell - The United Kingdom's Yellow Pages Yell - The United Kingdom's Yellow Pages Yellow Pages - Directory of in the United Kingdom Zipleaf - Business directory for several countries in the world
To search directories by industry in the United Kingdom, check out our service Business directories.
Professional Associations by Sector
128 professional associations listed for the United Kingdom.