We were delighted to host the then Shadow Business Secretary, and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ken Clarke MP. It gave us the opportunity to both highlight concerns affecting manufacturing in the UK, but also to demonstrate that it was not all ‘Doom and Gloom’ in our sector, and that we can still produce quality machined components at competitive costs, by investing in the right machinery and people. We also asked him to look at cutting costs and providing the right tax incentives for small business to succeed in the coming months and years..we shall see if he takes this advice to the current Chancellor!