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New Manufacturing in the UK

UK Manufacturing has been under heavy pressure for decades but now there are signs of resurgence. Peter Day reports from Britain's former steel capital, Sheffield, on what it takes to survive and prosper in an intensely globalising world.

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29 minutes

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Sun 27 Apr 2014 19:32GMT

Contributors to this programme

Adrian Allen, Commercial Director, University of Sheffield Advance Manufacturing Research Centre 

 

Tim Chapman, Communications  Director,  University of Sheffield Advance Manufacturing Research Centre

 

Dr Gareth Morgan, Managing Director, Advance Manufacturing Limited

 

Phil Harpham, Group Manager, Siemens

 

Craig Berry Research Fellow, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, University of Sheffield

 

Gordon Macrae and Hugh Facey, Gripple

 

David Grey, Group Managing Director, OSL Holdings

 

David Hall, CEO Polypipe 

 

Alison Bettac, Training Director, Advance Manufacturing Research Centre

 

Mark Kirby, Technical Director, Technicut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Apr 2014 04:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 2014 00:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 2014 10:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 2014 19:32GMT

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