Lessons of re-shoring – Engineering Capacity

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 its residential unitary fans.

Vent-Axia committed over £350,000 in
tooling for the new production lines, as well as investing in associated
building works.

“This is a great opportunity to hear
at first-hand about the rationale behind Vent-Axia’s re-shoring decision and
the subsequent experience of bringing the assembly lines back to the UK,” said Chris
Coopey, a Forum facilitator and head of the manufacturing group at chartered
accountants Carpenter Box, which is sponsoring the Forum.

The event is being held at the Arora
Hotel Gatwick in Crawley on Tuesday 11 November from 8am to 10am. In addition
to Forum members, the event is open to any manufacturing or engineering
business with a base in Sussex.

 The Forum is
sponsored by the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), accountants and tax advisors
Carpenter Box and HSBC Bank Plc.

For more information visit www.sussexmanufacturingforum.com