Manufacturing & Engineering
Factories, production, engineering services, chemicals and industrial processes.
Business activities
This sector covers the following areas of business activity:
Guided journeys
Step-by-step guides for businesses in this sector:
Product compliance for manufacturers
Learn how to ensure your products meet UK safety and marking requirements before placing them on the market
Start journey →Packaging producer compliance journey
Understand the overlapping environmental obligations for businesses that handle packaging. Covers Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), and Simpler Recycling requirements, and explains how they interact.
Start journey →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 legal framework (CPA 1987, GPSR 2005, PRMA 2025), supply chain responsibilities, risk assessment, UKCA and CE marking, online marketplace duties, and a compliance checklist. Designed for importers, new manufacturers, and online marketplace sellers with no prior knowledge of product safety law.
Start journey →Product safety quick compliance check
Rapid product safety self-assessment: verify safety obligations, marking, documentation, traceability, and recall readiness for products on the UK market.
Start journey →Respond to a product safety incident
Emergency guidance when you discover an unsafe product. Stop supply immediately, notify Trading Standards and OPSS, manage the recall, and understand your legal exposure under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
Start journey →Product compliance checklist for GB market
Quick checklist to verify your products meet GB market requirements for conformity marking, safety assessment, documentation, and traceability before placing goods on the market.
Start journey →Meet environmental compliance requirements
Navigate your environmental obligations including waste duty of care, pollution prevention, packaging responsibilities, and energy reporting
Start journey →Do I need an environmental permit?
Quick assessment of whether your business activities require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency or local council.
Start journey →Responding to environmental enforcement
What to do if you receive an enforcement notice or warning letter from an environmental regulator. Covers types of enforcement action, immediate steps, appeal rights, and demonstrating improvement.
Start journey →Environmental compliance for manufacturers
A comprehensive introduction to environmental compliance for manufacturing businesses. Covers permits, air emissions, water discharge, waste management, and packaging obligations.
Start journey →UK REACH compliance checklist
Quick check of your UK REACH registration and notification status. Covers manufacturer and importer registration, downstream user obligations, SVHC duties, Safety Data Sheets, and approaching tonnage band deadlines.
Start journey →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 10 years imprisonment
Start journey →Start a renewable energy business
Launch a renewable energy generation business (solar, wind, hydrogen, battery storage)
Start journey →Start a manufacturing business
Launch a manufacturing business with the right permits and compliance
Start journey →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
Start journey →Managing business waste and duty of care compliance
Navigate your legal obligations for business waste - duty of care, waste carriers, transfer notes, and preparing for new recycling rules
Start journey →Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework through identifying which licences, permits, or consents you need, to applying, monitoring, and reporting. Covers England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Start journey →Guidance for manufacturing & engineering
Sector-Specific
- Packaging Producer Responsibility — Register for EPR, report packaging data, and meet recycling obligations through PRN/PERN purchases or compliance …
- Packaging Design Requirements — Meet essential requirements and labelling standards for packaging.
- CLP Chemical Classification and Labelling — Classify, label and package hazardous chemicals under GB CLP.
- COMAH Compliance for Chemical Sites — Meet COMAH requirements for sites holding dangerous substances.
- Biocides and Pesticides Authorisation — Get HSE CRD authorisation for biocidal and pesticidal products.
- Product standards and CE marking for the Northern Ireland market — How product standards and marking requirements differ for the Northern Ireland market under the Windsor …
- UK REACH Chemical Compliance — Understand and comply with UK REACH chemical registration requirements for manufacturers and importers.
- Environmental Permits for Manufacturing — Understand when you need an environmental permit and how to apply for one.
- UKCA Product Marking — Understand UKCA marking requirements for products sold in Great Britain.
- Comply with UK Emissions Trading Scheme — How to meet your annual UK ETS compliance obligations if you operate a regulated installation, …
- Control and monitor air emissions — How to comply with air emissions permit conditions for Part A and Part B regulated …
- Assess whether your product meets the general safety requirement — How to carry out a product safety risk assessment to determine whether your product meets …
- Packaging waste producer responsibilities — Who must comply with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging, how to register and report …
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) compliance — Complete guide to UK ETS obligations for installations, aviation operators, and maritime operators. Covers registration …
- Product safety compliance checklist for the GB market — Compliance checklist for businesses placing consumer products on the Great Britain market. Covers the general …
- Manage your environmental permit compliance — How to stay compliant with your environmental permit conditions. Covers monitoring and recording, reporting to …
- Plastic Packaging Tax — Tax obligations for businesses importing or manufacturing plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content.
- Comply with noise at work regulations — How to meet your legal duties under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. …
- Noise and vibration exposure values quick reference — Quick-reference lookup for noise and vibration exposure action values, hearing protection selection using the SNR …
- Use mobile work equipment safely — How to comply with PUWER Regulations 25-30 for mobile work equipment such as forklift trucks, …
- Comply with lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) — How to meet your legal duties under LOLER 1998. Covers thorough examination requirements, competent person …
- Plan and carry out lifting operations safely — How to plan safe lifting operations under LOLER 1998 Regulation 8. Covers the roles of …
- Select and fit test respiratory protective equipment (RPE) — How to select the right respiratory protective equipment for your workplace hazards and ensure it …
- Control respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust in the workplace — How to identify and control silica dust exposure in your workplace. Covers COSHH assessment for …
- Comply with vibration at work regulations — How to meet your legal duties under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. …
- Electrical product safety compliance — How to comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 when placing electrical products on …
Environment & Sustainability
- SECR and ESOS - energy and carbon reporting — Mandatory energy and emissions reporting requirements for large companies and LLPs.
Compliance & Legal
- Carry out a noise risk assessment — Step-by-step guide to carrying out a noise risk assessment under the Control of Noise at …
- Comply with work equipment safety regulations (PUWER) — How to meet your legal duties under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations …
- Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (CAR) — How to comply with Scotland's Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR 2011) for any activity affecting surface …