http://www.mandyhaberman.com/blog Mandy Haberman Blog Many people's knee jerk reaction to manufacturing in the UK, is that it must be cheaper to have products made in the Far East or Eastern Europe. Are they right?  Let's look at the big picture. Consider that for many products a significant part of the production cost is the cost of labour. If we run a lean, state of the art machine and automate as much as possible to keep labour costs at a minimum, then there is no reason why British manufacture cannot be competitive on price. In addition it is only a matter of time before the Chinese labour force demand better wages. Not only is it cost effective, there are actually advantages in local manufacture, including significant risk reduction and lower carbon footprint.  http://www.mandyhaberman.com/index.php?cID=48&cType=blog http://www.mandyhaberman.com/index.php?cID=48&cType=blog 7 May 2012 00:00