Make UK comment on Treasury manufacturing package

Commenting on the announcement of measures for Advanced Manufacturing announced by the Chancellor, Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive of Make UK, said:

“Industry will welcome this announcement as yet another boost for key sectors that will put advanced manufacturing at the heart of the UK’s economic future. These industries will be key to addressing many of the societal challenges we face in a competitive world and highlight what can be achieved with a constructive dialogue between Government and business. Taken together they are another piece in the jigsaw of a modern industrial strategy to make the UK a world leader in key sectors of the future.”