Focus on: The new manufacturers

Think UK manufacturing is dead? A distant memory from the glory days of old? Our showcase of the brightest sparks in the industry will make you think twice.

Can it be true? Is it a blip? An anomaly? Apparently not. The March CBI Industrial Trends Survey showed something pretty implausible, if not impossible: British manufacturing is enjoying the longest run of sustained demand for 12 years. Export orders are at their best level for 13 years.

As the pound slumps and retailers wobble, is British manufacturing staging the greatest recovery since Lazarus? Just maybe.

In this, our Focus On... British manufacturing, we investigate whether Britain's manufacturers are capable of reversing four decades of continuous decline.

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Torque of the town
By Charles Orton-Jones
Britain's manufacturing output is on the rise and shows no signs of slowing down. Could this be the start of a new industrial revolution?
June 13, 2008 3:26pm

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New manufacturers: the next generation
By Charles Orton-Jones
Meet the best and brightest new talents redefining industry – and leading Britain’s manufacturing sector out of the dark.
June 12, 2008 12:00am

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Manufacturers: old-timers reborn
By Charles Orton-Jones
Tradition. Heritage. Wisdom. Meet the British manufacturing stalwarts rising from the ashes to lead the new productivity race.
June 11, 2008 12:00am

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British manufacturers: the poll
By Charles Orton-Jones
Despite rising fuel and materials costs, the future looks rosy.
June 10, 2008 12:00am