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024 - Is the UK Manufacturing Revival Over?


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Is the news that Clark's may close its brand new footwear factory in Somerset a sign that the UK manufacturing revival is over?
Up to 300,000 pairs a year of the footwear firm's iconic desert boots were to be made at the semi-automated facility, creating up to 80 technical and managerial jobs.
But Clark's have recently announced that it may have to close only a few months after it opened.
In this episode I look at why this may have happened, and what it means for the future of UK manufacturing.
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