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Manufacturers will ditch UK, EU and US
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British manufacturers will continue ditching their UK, EU and North American suppliers in favour of parts and materials from China and India, according to new research
British manufacturers will continue ditching their UK, EU and North American suppliers in favour of parts and materials from China and India, according to new research just out The Manufacturing Research Centre says that China will be close to overtaking the EU as the UK manufacturing's favourite shopping location for materials and components to feed its factories
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Now the issue of cheap imports from China and India will be one of the major topics at The Manufacturer Live 2005 event to be held at the International Centre, Telford in September.
The two day event will be attended by around 2000 manufacturing decision makers who will hear from more than 50 speakers from leading companies hosting workshops, seminars and debates on the UK manufacturing big issues.
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The MRC report says that three quarters of UK manufacturers already import some of their supplies from the EU, but by 2007 this will slip to two-thirds.
In the same period, the Far East and China's share of the supply cake will rise from less than 50 per cent to around 64 per cent.
India (now; 27 per cent: 2007; 38 per cent) and non-EU Eastern Europe (now; 19 per cent: 2007; 35 per cent) will also be big winners.
The eight per cent of UK manufacturing sourcing solely from the UK will drop to just two per cent in the next two years.
There will be a series of seminars and workshops at Manufacturing Live 2005 covering global competitive issues on both days with input from Airbus, Coca-Cola, Land Rover and Jaguar, Unilever and SBAC among others.
Glen White, group chief executive of Conquest Business Media which organises the Telford event said the UK supply sector had to be alive to the ever-going threat of far flung competitors taking business from under their noses.
"This is major issue which can only be tackled if UK manufacturers are able to match or better their overseas rivals in terms of value, quality, innovation and delivery.
I hope the Manufacturer Live event will allow some of the excellent best practice in the UK to be shared with others," he said.
The Manufacturer Live 2005 is set to be even bigger and better than last year's event.
Senior figures from BAE Systems, Unipart, Siemens, Airbus UK, Rolls Royce, Microsoft, Red Bull Racing and Boots will be among more than 50 speakers delivering presentations on all aspects of the manufacturing process.
The event, which is sponsored by Barclays and supported by the DTI, will be held at the Telford International Centre on September 28 and 29.
It will offer manufacturers the chance to learn from their peers and share their own best practice, and will include the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards.
The presentations and exhibitions will be based around the "seven pillars" of manufacturing excellence: leadership and strategy, design and innovation, world class manufacturing, skills and HR, logistics and supply chain, IT in manufacturing and manufacturing operations.
Andy Martin, head of UK manufacturing at Barclays said the bank was delighted to be the corporate sponsor of The Manufacturer Live 2005.
"As the leading bank covering the UK manufacturing industry, we are committed to helping the industry grow and remain competitive on a global scale.
We believe The Manufacturer Live is the perfect forum for people who share both this commitment and the desire to promote and share best practice.
This year's event is particularly important given the current challenges facing the industry, and we are very pleased to be associated with it".
Confirmed speakers at the event already include Alastair Reid of BAE Systems, Derek Thomason, general manager of Unipart, Tony Lorne of Airbus UK, Nigel Wood of Boots, Neil Eardley from Siemens, Paul Lester, CEO at VT Group and Lawrence Jenkins from Rolls Royce procurement.
There will also be presentations by senior people from Linklockers who were last year's Manufacturer of the Year in the leadership category, design and innovation category winners e2v technologies, Coca-Cola, Dairy Crest Aeromet, Weir Pumps, Hamworthy Combustion, Red Bull Racing, Johnson, Richco, Snap On Tools, Jaguar and Land Rover.
At the end of the first day, the event is punctuated with the culmination of The Manufacturer Awards 2005, a benchmark awards programme recognising excellence in the seven pillars of manufacturing, with additional sector awards for automotive, aerospace and process.
The awards will be presented at a 750 seat gala dinner.
The winner of winners award for Manufacturer of the Year was won last year by BAE Systems, Edinburgh.
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