When I sat down 12 months ago to write a few words on what 2011 would bring I paraphrased Mark Twain and said predictions are difficult, particularly about the future, and how right that was.Read
What a difference a year makes. When I joined the Manufacturing Advisory Service in July last year as chief executive, the manufacturing sector was in the depths of the deepest recession for decades. Stories on the industry grapevine were reporting sales reductions of 30, 40 and 50 per cent, or even in one case 80 per cent.Read
It’s that time of the year again when aerospace businesses descend on the globally renowned Farnborough International Airshow. It gives them a unique chance to review the newest aircraft releases such as the Airbus A380 and F22 Raptor and to meet manufacturers with a view to picking up orders usually announced at the show.Read
After 18 months of seeing manufacturers in the West Midlands suffer significant drops in sales, we are eventually beginning to see gradual increases in volume.Read
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