Construction industry showcase digs in at BIS
UK manufacturers in the construction industry are exhibiting at BIS to highlight the industry鈥檚 multi-billion pound contribution to the UK economy.
16 May 2012
Working with the Construction Equipment Association, 鈥楥onstructing the Future鈥� celebrates UK construction equipment manufacturing and its excellence across engineering, innovation and low carbon solutions.
Business Minister Mark Prisk said, 鈥淭he construction equipment industry is one of the UK鈥檚 most dynamic sectors, and contributes 拢8.5 billion to our economy each year. Most people don鈥檛 realise that the UK is the second largest net exporter of construction equipment in the world. Over 75 per cent of products manufactured in the UK are exported to 150 countries world-wide. That is an impressive figure.
鈥淭his showcase is just one of the steps this Government is taking to demonstrate just how innovative and world-leading our manufacturing base is here in the UK, and change perceptions that as a country we don鈥檛 make anything anymore.
鈥淲e鈥檝e launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign which is hunting for fresh pre-market ideas and concepts, culminating in an exhibition during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. So too, businesses up and down the country will be opening their factories to visitors next month as part of our See Inside Manufacturing campaign.
鈥淚mage is important, but we also need to ensure that businesses get the support they need to grow. This is why we have rolled out initiatives such as the 拢125 million Supply Chain Initiative and recently re-launched the Manufacturing Advisory Service.鈥�
鈥淚t complements our Make it in Great Britain campaign, which is working to change the perceptions of modern manufacturing and challenge views that we don鈥檛 make anything in this country anymore.鈥�
Links
- Make it in Great Britain website
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