The New Normal
Peter Day travels to the Midlands, the UK's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping in an economy with no growth.
Peter Day travels to the Midlands to find out how beleaguered manufacturers are coping with the most difficult economy in decades. The region used to be the metal bashing heartland of the country but now manufacturers, service providers and entrepreneurs starting their own companies are all struggling to find a way to keep profitable in an era of low growth. What lessons have been learned over the past five years and how can the past help plan the way forward for the future?
Contributors to this programme:
Stuart Fell
Chairman, Metal Assemblies Ltd
Mark Smith,
Regional Chairman, Price Waterhouse Coopers Birmingham
Ricardo Morcilo
Owner, Chase Park Café
Linda Arrowsmith
Chase Park Café
Mike Molesworth
Managing Director, Dennis Eagle
James Martin
Partner, Moore Stephens, Birmingham and Midlands Regional Representative for R3 Insolvency trade body
Sally Hares
Director, Hare's Moor Diy Curry
Paul Kalinauckas
Chief Executive, Black Country Reinvestment Society
Claire Dowdall and Chris Pritchard
Jelly Attendees
Dr Mark Swift
Head of SME Programmes at Warwick Manufacturing Group
Jim Griffin
Managing Director, Automotive Insulations.
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- Thu 22 Nov 2012 20:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 25 Nov 2012 21:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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