British ceramics: A casting call for the potters of tomorrow

Posted on 26 Feb 2019 by Jonny Williamson

For decades, ceramics - like much of manufacturing – has faced an uphill struggle to recruit new people, but businesses are determined not to let that impact the booming international popularity for British-made wares.

Johnson Tiles and Steelite International are two British ceramics producers fired up over the skills shortage. The UK is home to hundreds of ceramics manufacturers, collectively employing more than 22,000 people. Despite being around for more than 12 millennia, the sector is thriving, and the UK in particular is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance. In…

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