Does globalisation mean corporations should be permitted to indiscriminately ship jobs to lower-income countries? Anyone who believes in global integration and the lifting of living standards everywhere is truly challenged now. Advanced countries are awakening to an unsavoury truth. There has been […]

Thanks to growing interest in re-shoring production to the US, the Texprocess Americas trade show will feature its largest ever Supply Chain USA pavilion later this month. Hosted by SEAMS, the National Association for the US Sewn Products Industry, the pavilion will comprise more than 35 individual company exhibits featuring full […]

Talk about bringing back manufacturing to the US has been on the lips of many people for some time now. But, the buzz is contagious and has traveled overseas to European shores. In an effort to keep Europe competitive, discussions about shifting manufacturing and supply chain operations back to the continent is gaining momentum. […]

A SMALL Lancashire company which supplies bakery and food processing equipment has become a manufacturer to avoid a potential revenue hit. Family-owned Interbake of Rossendale near Bury was forced to reshore after a contract with its Canadian manufacturer was terminated.With the help of the Manufacturing Advisory Service the seven-strong company developed its own […]