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Manufacturing
The world is your oyster
David Ledbury (pictured), regional manager for the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), explains why the Brexit vote has brought with it a renewed appetite for international trade
Small to medium sized (SMEs) manufacturers across the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP area are sweeping aside negativity following the Brexit vote by exporting their skills and products across the world. Bosses at sub-contract engineering firms, precision
component suppliers and 3D printers are dusting off their international atlases to seek out new opportunities and customers that are looking for world class innovation, the highest quality and flexibility of production. Boosted by the decrease in Sterling, our businesses
have immediately found themselves more competitive and this – combined with a new found desire to buy British – has seen a flurry of global contracts begin to arrive in Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Solihull and across the Wyre Forest.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a completely new trend, but we
have certainly seen a renewed focus in boosting export activities,” said David Ledbury of the Manufacturing Growth Programme, which provides manufacturers with access to specialist assistance to help them grow and improve. In his role as regional manager, he has a clear
overview of the type of support companies are requesting and there has been a notable demand for expertise in preparing for and actually growing market share overseas. “It’s a big wide world out there, yet through
technology, we have never been closer and firms in GBSLEP are recognising that we are now as competitive as some low cost countries and are often
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