Manufacturers boost local supply chain to tackle disaster risks

Jessica Shankleman
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EEF finds 40 per cent of companies are bringing production back in-house and a quarter are increasing use of local suppliers

UK manufacturing companies are moving production back in-house and increasingly using local suppliers in an attempt to protect themselves from the risk of natural disasters and climate impacts. A new...

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