Manufacturing: Tough now but optimism ahead

TOUGH markets, concerns over growth and fears over a mounting skills shortage have combined to make it a difficult period for the West Midlands’ manufacturing sector.

However, despite the gloom many in the industry are still upbeat about the future and are demonstrating ambition by targeting new markets abroad in the hope of boosting trade.

All this week TheBusinessDesk.com, in association with DLA Piper and RBS, is taking an in-depth look at some of the issues which affect the manufacturing sector and w... 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...