The 2013 National Manufacturing Debate provided consensus on key needs for a manufacturing strategy but divided the audience on other points in a lively debate that asked “Can the UK reach 20% of GDP from manufacturing by 2020?”
In the fourth round of the National Manufacturing Debate, hosted by Cranfield University, head of manufacturing Professor Raj Roy posed whether a ‘real manufacturing strategy’ is necessary and could achieve 20% GDP from the sector by 2020. Lord Alec Broers opened the debate by saying that the Royal Academy of Engineering, of which he is…
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