Manufacturing
From rising costs and skills shortages to supply chain disruption and tightening regulation, manufacturing businesses are under pressure to adapt fast.
Manufacturing Services
Legal advice for the manufacturing sector.
Whether you're scaling, digitising, or protecting your IP, you need commercially focused, responsive advice built on real sector experience.
We advise UK and international manufacturers, from family-run operations to global suppliers, helping you manage complexity, unlock growth, and stay competitive in changing markets.
You will work with legal partners who understand your environment and collaborate with you through contracts, compliance, risk, and innovation as a proactive part of your long-term team.
We can support with:
- Drafting, negotiating, and enforcing commercial and supplier contracts
- Workforce issues, restructures, and industrial relations
- Health and safety, ESG duties, and shifting regulatory obligations
- Site acquisitions, leases, and commercial property projects
- IP protection, R&D agreements, data use, and digital integration
- M&A, private investment, and succession planning.
With Irwin Mitchell, you will access lawyers who understand the pressures and pace of manufacturing, helping you respond quickly to daily demands while shaping strategies that underpin long-term expansion.
Speak to a Legal Partner
Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.
Contact our Specialists
Get strategic advice from a team that knows how to protect and grow your business. Please complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
Our commitment to you
Our experts always start by listening, so we understand what matters most from day one.- 01Clear legal guidance
You will always get straightforward, honest advice, with regular updates to keep you clear on the way forward.
- 02Specialist knowledge
A wide-ranging team of trusted specialists who understand what it takes to protect your future, your family or your business.
- 03Your needs first
Whether you’re navigating complex personal situations or business decisions, we take the time to understand your world and what’s at stake.
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