Manufacturing & Engineering

Step-by-step routes through what manufacturing & engineering businesses must do.

Curated by what's changing, what's most consequential, and where things go wrong.

The bodies that set rules and enforce compliance for manufacturing & engineering.

Ranked by how much of the legislation this sector's guides cite each one enforces.

The Acts and statutory instruments that set duties for this sector.

Ranked by how many of this sector's guides cite each — the legislation most central to the sector appears first.

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  General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 22 of this sector's guides
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  UK REACH Regulation (retained EU law) (opens in a new tab) Cited by 13 of this sector's guides
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  Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 10 of this sector's guides
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  Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 10 of this sector's guides
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  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 4 of this sector's guides
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  Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (opens in a new tab) Cited by 4 of this sector's guides
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  Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (UK CLP) (opens in a new tab) Cited by 4 of this sector's guides
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  The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Pack… (opens in a new tab) Cited by 3 of this sector's guides

All guidance for manufacturing & engineering

110 guides for this sector.

Grouped by topic area, with the topic holding the most guidance first; within each, the most comprehensive guides lead.

All journeys

• Meet environmental compliance requirements Navigate your environmental obligations including waste duty of care, pollution prevention, packaging responsibilities, and energy reporting
• Export controlled goods and dual-use items Compliance-critical guidance for exporting military items, dual-use technology, or goods subject to sanctions - with penalties up to …
• Environmental compliance for manufacturers A comprehensive introduction to environmental compliance for manufacturing businesses. Covers permits, air emissions, water discharge, waste management, and …
• Start a manufacturing business Launch a manufacturing business with the right permits and compliance
• Placing a medical device on the GB market
• Start selling products on the UK market A comprehensive introduction to UK product safety compliance for businesses placing products on the GB market. Covers the …
• Selling medical devices in both GB and Northern Ireland
• Obtaining an environmental permit for regulated activities Determine if you need an environmental permit, navigate the application process, and understand permit conditions for pollution control
• Medical device compliance quick check
• Set up a non-metallic mineral products manufacturing business Learning path for new manufacturers of glass, ceramics, cement, lime, plaster, concrete products and cut stone. Work out …
• Set up a paper manufacturing business Learning path for new paper manufacturers — pulp and paper mills, board, corrugating, converting and paper products. Work …
• Set up a rubber or plastics manufacturing business Learning path for new rubber and plastics manufacturers — injection moulders and extruders, plastic builders' ware and pipe …
• Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework …
• Responding to a medical device safety incident
• Packaging producer compliance journey Understand the overlapping environmental obligations for businesses that handle packaging. Covers Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Plastic Packaging Tax …
• Product compliance checklist for GB market Quick checklist to verify your products meet GB market requirements for conformity marking, safety assessment, documentation, and traceability …
• Product compliance for manufacturers Learn how to ensure your products meet UK safety and marking requirements before placing them on the market
• Set up a basic metal production business Learning path for new basic-metal producers — iron and steelworks, aluminium and other non-ferrous smelters and refiners, and …
• Set up a coke or petroleum manufacturing business Learning path for new operators of oil refineries, coke works and refined-petroleum plants. Work out which rules apply, …
• Set up a furniture manufacturing business Learning path for new furniture manufacturers — upholstered furniture and mattresses, wooden, kitchen and office furniture. Work out …
• Set up a machinery manufacturing business Learning path for new machinery and equipment manufacturers — engines, pumps and compressors, machine tools, lifting and handling …
• Set up a machinery repair and installation business Learning path for new repair and installation businesses — general machinery repair and industrial installation, and the specialist …
• Set up a metal fabrication business Learning path for new fabricated-metal manufacturers — structural steel fabricators, tank and vessel makers, jobbing platers, tool and …
• Set up a printing or media reproduction business Learning path for new printers and reproduction businesses — commercial, digital, screen and large-format printers, packaging and label …
• Set up a wood-products manufacturing business Learning path for new wood-products manufacturers — sawmilling, veneers, plywood and panels, joinery, wooden packaging and cork goods. …
• Set up an other-manufacturing business Learning path for new makers in Division 32 — jewellery, instruments, sports goods, toys, medical and dental devices …
• Set up as a chemical manufacturer Learning path for new chemical and chemical-products manufacturers. Work out which regimes apply to your products and site, …
• Set up as a textiles, clothing or leather manufacturer Learning path for new textile, clothing and leather or footwear manufacturers. Get your products correctly labelled and safe …
• Set up as a vehicle or transport equipment manufacturer Learning path for new vehicle and transport-equipment manufacturers and importers. Work out which approval regime applies to your …
• Set up as an electronics or electrical equipment manufacturer Learning path for new electronics and electrical equipment manufacturers and importers placing products on the GB and UK …
• UK REACH compliance checklist Quick check of your UK REACH registration and notification status. Covers manufacturer and importer registration, downstream user obligations, …
• Managing business waste and duty of care compliance Navigate your legal obligations for business waste - duty of care, waste carriers, transfer notes, recycling separation, and …
• Do I need an environmental permit? Quick assessment of whether your business activities require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency or local council.
• Product safety quick compliance check Rapid product safety self-assessment: verify safety obligations, marking, documentation, traceability, and recall readiness for products on the UK …
• Respond to a product safety incident Emergency guidance when you discover an unsafe product. Stop supply immediately, notify Trading Standards and OPSS, manage the …
• Responding to environmental enforcement What to do if you receive an enforcement notice or warning letter from an environmental regulator. Covers types …

Subsectors

SIC 2007 divisions covered by this sector.