As we approach the end of the year, it’s often interesting to reflect on some of the trends we saw during that time. How many times do you suppose we heard the word “reshoring” over the past year? I think it’s safe to say that stories and sometimes debates about the return of manufacturing to […]
Reshoring News
The reshoring of jobs from low-cost, high-volume countries, such as India and China, is gathering pace as companies look to improve quality and reassess their financial, logistical and distribution needs. A recent report by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), entitled ‘Fit for Business’, shows nearly two thirds of 384 non-financial […]
A clothing manufacturer which aims to revive the textiles industry in the North East has secured a £150,000 investment to support its move into the supermarket sector. Peterlee-based AMA Group has received investment from the Finance for Business North East Angel Fund, through the fund’s managers, Rivers Capital Partners. Former Claremont Garments directors David and […]
Manufacturing is a vital part of our regional economy. Throughout Northeast Pennsylvania, manufacturing accounts for more than 34,000 jobs — or nearly 11 percent of total regional employment. That makes manufacturing the region’s third largest private employment sector, surpassed only by health care and retail. In terms of average wage, area manufacturers provide the second […]
Patrona Luggage had experienced a major quality issue with its Chinese factory partner in 2012, and subsequently could not get its tools out of the factory. The company approached the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) for support and advice for repatriating the manufacture of the Shirt Shuttle to the UK and at the same time, […]
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that an action plan dedicated to boosting manufacturing supply chains will be put in place from early next year. The ambitious action plan aims to deliver a multi-billion pound lift for British industry. The Department for Business and Skills will publish and implement the action plan […]
TODAY, the country’s leading politicians and business figures are getting together at the CBI Annual Conference to debate ideas for future growth. As it is becoming clear that the UK economy has turned a corner, the challenge now is to ensure long-term growth and prosperity that is shared by all. So where will the main […]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Connie Johnson is something of a celebrity. The line worker at the GE Lighting plant in Circleville is pictured on a light-bulb display in Wal-Mart stores across the country. She is one of the faces of an initiative by the retailer to sell more U.S.-made products, a push that has led the […]
The Sussex-based company will be talking to the Sussex Manufacturing Forum about its decision to bring assembly lines back to Crawley from China in January last year – a move complemented by investment that has seen staffing levels rise 50% over pre re-shoring days and a doubling of the company’s on-site manufacturing of […]
New eBook highlights onshoring trend, offers manufacturers guidance for making the move. ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) November 06, 2014 ArcherPoint, LLC, a Microsoft Dynamics Gold ERP Partner and provider of integrated Microsoft Dynamics NAV business solutions and upgrades, announced a new eBook for manufacturers, Onshoring Your Manufacturing Operations: Is It Time…and Are You Ready?, available for […]
