Companies that work collaboratively are showing that there is more to the practice than just safety in numbers. Time and effort is needed but with minimal investment, company ‘clusters’ can benefit from increased orders, shared leads and better visibility. There are few downsides, chairman of MAN Gerry Dunne tells Will Stirling – just try to remain non-competitive.
Collaboration is nothing new – companies are, after all, a collaboration of people working together. Big manufacturing companies nearly all trace their roots back to mergers of several smaller firms. (Pictured: L-R, Steve Gaston, FW Cables; Bill Henderson, SMT Developments; and Andy Morris, Wrekin Circuits) UK manufacturing is particularly characterised by smaller companies seeking competitive…
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