After years of decline, it’s time to be optimistic about UK manufacturing – Telegraph.co.uk

August 19, 2014

The analysis of the top 25 export economies’ changing competitiveness makes fascinating reading. Remarkably, China was one of the great losers between 2004 and 2014 – and America one of the big winners, with the UK holding its own and thus doing relatively well. Our costs are roughly 9pc higher than America’s, which isn’t bad […]

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UK’s manufacturing competitiveness lauded by global consultancy – Telegraph.co.uk

August 19, 2014

The low earnings growth has occurred despite a surging economy with the Bank now predicting that that GDP will grow by 3.5pc this year and 3pc in 2015. The BCG report appears to suggest that the two factors are different sides of the same coin, with cheaper labour spurring investment in the UK, driving growth […]

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Kansas reshoring conference to help businesses bring work back from overseas

August 19, 2014
A Kansas Edge Reshoring Conference will be held next month to discuss resources … businesses that can help companies nationwide with their reshoring needs. Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser will give information about trends and opportunities …
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Benefits of Onshoring – Ottawa Business Journal (blog)

August 18, 2014

Sponsored Article Many companies, when thinking of outsourcing their Service Desk, automatically assume they have to do it offshore. We naturally feel that there are a lot of benefits in any type of outsourcing, if done carefully and correctly, but here at TUC we really believe there are less risks and more economic benefits to […]

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ENOR Corporation coming to Winnsboro – Heraldindependent

August 16, 2014

WINNSBORO — Fairfield County economic development received a jolt from ENOR Corporation on Thursday afternoon when the company’s CEO, Steven Udwin, announced ENOR would be moving its operation to Winnsboro. Through the upcoming year, the multi-million dollar investment is expected to create 151 jobs in the area. Udwin joined the announcement via video from Denver, […]

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Manufacturing duo in reshoring initiative – Insider Media

August 15, 2014

Kiravans, an Otley campervan conversion specialist, was introduced to Sheffield-based PCT Metalmex two years ago in a bid to find a domestic manufacturing solution for its mechanism that allows seats to rotate from front to back. Kiravans had developed and certified a design, but its overseas prototype manufacturer was unable to support production volume or […]

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Wal-Mart provides update on US manufacturing jobs initiative – The City Wire

August 15, 2014

Wal-Mart has leveraged its massive size and scale over the past 18 months to woo more suppliers into onshoring product manufacturing. The retailer says it’s just getting started, but is ready to make more progress during its U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Summit in Denver held Aug. 14-15. It’s been 18 months since Wal-Mart pledged to invest […]

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Brownback: 100K new jobs in a second term – Wichita Business Journal

August 12, 2014

Gov. Sam Brownback unveils his Road Map 2.0 for a second term at Wichita Area Technical College. Bill Wilson Managing Editor- Wichita Business Journal Email  |  Twitter  |  Facebook Gov. Sam Brownback told a crowd of about 70 Wichitans Tuesday afternoon at Wichita Area Technical College that he wants to create 100,000 new private sector […]

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Op-Ed: Alvanon CEO Rebuts Sourcing Journal Reshoring Article – Sourcing Journal Online (subscription)

August 11, 2014

Print PDF FROM BUSINESS OF FASHION: In a recent Op-Ed (‘Made in the USA is More Hype Than Reality’) Edward Hertzman of Sourcing Journal used national labour cost comparisons and skill shortages to support his argument that US apparel manufacturing “won’t work at scale because of simple economics.” I agree that volume production is best […]

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The Real Trend In Reshoring – Procurement Leaders (blog)

August 11, 2014

Often, you’ll read on these pages reports that there is a trend toward reshoring, bringing manufacturing back to home shores. I’ve written a few such reports myself. And almost as often, you’ll read that there is no such trend, that there is only anecdotal evidence. Sometimes, you’ll read both claims in the same story, and […]

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