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year and believe the four pillars of Investment, People, International Trade and Sustainability & Net Zero should lead the overarching approach and will form the guiding principles for the individual businesses inside the collective. They’re now calling on the powers in Whitehall to do their bit to facilitate growth by providing tailored support and by removing some of the bureaucratic barriers currently in place. Martin Haynes, Managing Director of Alucast, picked up the story: “There are lot of opportunities out there for UK manufacturing, but many of them will require investment in new technology and people to make them a reality. “At a time when interest rates are high, it would be great to see the Government act and do something to encourage and reward firms who are prepared to spend and improve their businesses. “With the level of recent capital investment, we now have capacity in our foundries and will
also look to push on with other value added services, including heat treatment, Non- Destructive Testing (NDT) and casting simulation. “We’ll do the innovation; all the politicians need to do is give us a level playing field and economic conditions that don’t change every week.” The Manufacturing Assembly Network works together to encourage collaboration, best practice sharing and to promote UK manufacturing. It is made up of Alucast, Brandauer, Grove Design, James Lister & Sons, KimberMills International, Muller Holdings, Nemco and PP Control & Automation. Collectively, the group boasts £100m+ annual sales, employs more than 1000 people and exports products to over 50 countries from its 20+ factories. n
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