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New Manufacturing in the UK

UK Manufacturing has been under heavy pressure for decades but now there are signs of resurgence. Peter Day reports from Britain's former steel capital, Sheffield, on what it takes to survive and prosper in an intensely globalising world.

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29 minutes

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Sun 27 Apr 201419:32GMT

Contributors to this programme

Adrian Allen, Commercial Director, University of Sheffield Advance Manufacturing Research Centre 

Tim Chapman, Communications Director, University of Sheffield Advance Manufacturing Research Centre

Dr Gareth Morgan, Managing Director, Advance Manufacturing Limited

Phil Harpham, Group Manager, Siemens

Craig Berry Research Fellow, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, University of Sheffield

Gordon Macrae and Hugh Facey, Gripple

David Grey, Group Managing Director, OSL Holdings

David Hall, CEO Polypipe 

Alison Bettac, Training Director, Advance Manufacturing Research Centre

Mark Kirby, Technical Director, Technicut

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  • Sat 26 Apr 201404:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 201400:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 201410:32GMT
  • Sun 27 Apr 201419:32GMT

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