The manufacturing fightback continues

METALRAX finance director Caroline Green says Britain’s manufacturers are now competing effectively with rivals in countries such as China and there are signs that the offshoring trend is reversing.

Green, who joined the Alvechurch-based engineering plc in 2008, said: “The UK is the sixth largest manufacturer by output in the world and it amounts to 12 per cent of employment in the West Midlands.

“We don’t talk about it much in the Midlands. We are constantly talking about things such as ‘... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...