Manufacturing 2020

We wanted to find out what the coming decade has in store for UK manufacturing, so we surveyed business leaders across a broad range of manufacturing businesses. Revealing four common themes, we believe our research makes compelling reading.

A Cultural Change is Needed
We look at how the nation views manufacturing and how we can all help to alter the public's view of the sector.

The Government is Important to the Sector
The BDO survey has revealed that UK manufacturers want the Government to play a much bigger role in supporting the sector and help to ensure a clear path to growth.

Access to funding is still a major barrier
The recession hasn't made manufacturers growth-shy and their hunger to invest and grow remains strong. However, there is a significant discrepancy between the desire to invest and the ability to get hold of the funds to do so.

Foreign shores offer opportunities – but not without challenges
There are very few UK businesses which have no interest beyond the British Isles and a company’s overseas strategy could be the difference to success or failure by 2020. So how do businesses go about harnessing these opportunities?