Yorkshire Manufacturing 2012: Protecting supply chains

POLITICAL instability and erratic weather patterns could prove to be an opportunity for UK manufacturing, according to experts.

Flooding in Thailand last year had a significant impact on its electronics industry with a knock on effect on slew of companies including West Yorkshire-based Pace.

It is just one example of how global events are leading companies to take a fresh look at how they secure their supply chains and where they locate operations.

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