Only 40% of UK businesses have a British procurement target in place – despite around half of the country's businesses (47%) and even more of the public (58%) saying they prefer to buy products that have been manufactured in the UK over alternatives imported from other countries, according to newly-released nationwide research Made in Britain, the organisation that unites close to 2,000 British manufacturers by their licensed use of the Made in Britain collective mark.
The fourth annual Buying British survey from Made in Britain also shows that for those companies that prefer to buy British products, the key drivers are supporting the economy on one hand and cost-savings for their businesses on the other. Two thirds (65%) say a driver of this preference is “to help the British economy…
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