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Manufacturing summit held to grow UK industry

THE UK’s leading advanced manufacturers and Government met yesterday to discuss how to work together to promote manufacturing excellence, challenge perceptions of the industry and dispel the myth that Britain doesn’t make anything anymore.

While the UK is a world leader in making high-tech products and the latest figures reportedly show that manufacturing growth has reached a 16-year high, there is concern that the outdated image of the sector is restricting its ability to attract the best talent creating a barrier to growth.

To help address these challenges Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have asked UK businesses manufacturing cutting edge products to throw open their doors for a day to students and teachers.

This week-long national event is the the first of its kind and will offer an exciting insight into engineering and manufacturing.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: “I want our young people to see that British manufacturing offers well-paid and rewarding careers. Not many of them will know that many electrical engineers are almost as well paid as lawyers and solicitors.

“Throwing open the doors of our factories to the engineers of tomorrow will show them the satisfaction of making things is hard to beat.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .