United Kingdom
High Value Added Consumer Products Sector Review
Definition and scale of sector
- Tableware ceramics,
- Jewellery,
- Crystal glass,
- Leather goods,
- Clothing, carpets
- General Engineering
- General Manufacturing
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Report On The Economic And Business Outlook 2Q 2006 - a report from PriceWaterHouseCoopers - July 2006
In 2Q'06, PricewaterhouseCoopers'Manufacturing Barometer interviewed 114 senior executives about the business climate-including 62 in large, U.S.-based industrial manufacturing companies, and 52 of their peers in a cross-section of all other industry sectors.
This document recaps the survey findings-comparing them to prior quarters, and reporting the differences between the industrial manufacturing sector and the consensus view across all industries. The accompanying charts and tables also make these comparisons.
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West Midlands Priority Clusters Internationalisation Programme - Business Plan for 2006/7 High Value Added Consumer Products Cluster
In the spirit of what has now become the formally agreed dual key approach to the provision of international trade and investment services, UKTI agreed with AWM a £4.5 million, three year programme to add an international dimension to the work being undertaken in the ten priority clusters.
The programme allowed strengthening of the six sub -regional UKTI international trade teams based at Chamber/Business Links with the balance of the monies being devoted to programmes to help the companies in the clusters to improve their international trading performance through direct exports or through some form of overseas investment, including everything from technology licensing to new plants.
Source: Advantages West Midlands
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Manufacturing Review - a report from Barclays - April 2006
The manufacturing sector remains a key component of the UK economy. Contrary to widespread perception, manufacturing output has actually risen over the longer term but because growth has lagged behind that of GDP, its share of economic activity has shrunk over the longer term.
The manufacturing sector accounted for about 14.5% of the UK economy (measured by gross value added) in 2004 and accounted for about 12.5% of employment. According to the annual business inquiry, there were 154,926 enterprises operating in the sector and the turnover of manufacturers amounted to £465 billion in 2004.
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High Value Added Consumer Products - BUSINESS PLAN April 2005 - March 2008 - a report from Net Infinity
The sectors that comprise the High Value Added Consumer Products Cluster are undergoing major structural changes, but still make significant contributions to the regional economy and employment.
The West Midlands is home to many established companies and leading brands; it also has a large, diverse community of successful designer makers; and its Universities produce an abundance of design talent.
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High Value Added Consumer Products - Skills strategy 2004-2008 - a report from Net Infinity
Net infinity (net8) is an established cluster with a strong employment base. It is a cluster that recognizes the value of design and designer makers and the strength this brings to the carpets, ceramics, glass, clothing, furniture, jewellery and leather goods sectors in the West Midlands.
The manufacturing core of the cluster is made up of 2,525 business units, employing 43,463 people. This figure excludes the artisan and designer maker community who are difficult to identify accurately from statistical data and the supply and distribution chain, which ranges from the suppliers of raw materials through to business and professional services, retail and wholesale activities.
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