The Great Disconnect: Americans Want Washington To Deal With Manufacturing, But Washington Is Not Responding By Richard A. McCormack editor@manufacturingnews.com There is a wide disconnect between the American public and policymakers in Washington, D.C., on the importance of manufacturing to the U.S. economy and the need for action to restore American industrial competitiveness. Americans fully […]

One in six firms have brought work back to Britain from overseas in the past three years in a trend towards “re-shoring” production, according to a new study. The EEF manufacturers’ organisation said a survey of 271 companies showed that most work was being brought back from China and Eastern Europe. The main reasons were […]

Unable to halt the consignment, Elite ended up sitting on 20 months of stock, instead of the normal month or two, hitting the company’s cash flow just as the financial crisis was at its worst. Elite, whose customers include Caterpillar, Chubb and Tyco, also says the sheer physical distance of having production on the other […]