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News Release from: BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2007
UK government reorganises trade/industry
office
The UK government has amalgamated its Department of Trade and Industry with the Better Regulation Executive to form he Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
June in the UK was a month of political change in Westminster and, consequently, for the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) The UK government has amalgamated its Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - MAS's umbrella government organisation - with the Better Regulation Executive (BRE) to create the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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As part of the UK government's recent budget speech, the importance of MAS in giving manufacturers the assistance they need to improve productivity was highlighted and the service will grow.
Overseen by John Hutton, Secretary of State, BERR will regulate and implement government policy on manufacturing, energy, business relations, productivity, competition and consumers, trade policy, trade promotion and inward investment.
For manufacturers in need of expert industry help, little has changed - MAS will continue to offer wide-ranging services such as expert advice and help for manufacturers, government-subsidised consultancy, diagnostic site tests, workshops and events.
For the MAS team and practitioners, this is an opportunity to re-brand, strengthen the key MAS messages and continue to reach out to small, medium and large manufacturing companies throughout the UK who can benefit from MAS expertise.
In five years, MAS has added over GBP 350 million of value to the companies it has worked alongside and this figure is set to increase.
The MAS network has a strong and dedicated team who are knowledgeable about and promote key industry philosophies such as lean manufacturing and best practices, and this will continue under the direction of BERR.
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