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Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 June 2007
Senior politician visits metrology
company
Alan Duncan MP, the UK Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Energy visited metrology company Renishaw at its manufacturing facility in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, UK.
On Thursday 14th June, metrology company Renishaw hosted a visit by Alan Duncan MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Energy, at its manufacturing facility at Stonehouse, Gloucestershire During his visit, in which he was accompanied by Neil Carmichael, the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Stroud, Duncan was impressed with the cleanliness, efficiency and modernity of the operation, which is at odds with the general negative perceptions of UK manufacturing
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 7 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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He commented, "Renishaw is a great example of an engineering and manufacturing company that has had to be ground breaking in new technologies, environmental policies and in producing a highly trained work force to compete worldwide ".
Duncan added, "Manufacturing in the UK is world renowned; still sixth in the global league table of manufacturing nations, modern UK manufacturing is about adding new dimensions that remove the onus from traditional mass production, to creating systems that minimise non-value added activities; the Renishaw plant being a perfect example of this process".
Speaking about the visit Gareth Hankins, general manager of Renishaw's Manufacturing Services Division said, "We welcome the opportunity to correct public misconceptions and illustrate that UK manufacturing is alive and kicking and making a large contribution to the wealth of the nation.
Mr Duncan has witnessed that products can be made profitably in the UK with appropriate investments in automation and rigorous attention to quality and process control".
Renishaw's Stonehouse factory has already been hailed within the manufacturing industry as a world-class facility, giving visitors the 'wow factor' and presenting Renishaw as a 'model manufacturer'.
With a total investment in excess of GBP 7.5 million, the building covers a total of 100,000ft2, with a 70,000ft2 machine hall. Request free introductory details about products from Renishaw ...
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