I run a lifeblood manufacturing firm
We don’t need new schemes; we need the cost of making things in Redditch to stop rising faster than our competitors.
TL;DR
- The cost of making things in Redditch is rising faster than competitors.
- Government policies discourage job creation, acting as a brake on recruitment and growth.
- There is a significant industrial skills gap threatening the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
- A need for a conversation about funding the transition for older workers who need to retrain.