An informative round-up on some of the companies making musical equipment in the UK. Including a handful of great quotes on why making in the UK is beneficial (Musical Instrument Professional)
Rolls-Royce: from the Trent engine to turbines; how the Midlands based engine manufacturer's success represents hope for the UK economy (Guardian)
A profile on Terry Coleman, one of the few umbrella makers left in the UK (Spitalfields Life)
Wirral based lighting manufacturer UKLED moves some production back to UK, citing power of 'Made in Britain' tag (The Manufacturer)
A thought provoking piece on craftsmanship (Drake's Diary)
The tiles at Bethnal Green underground station were made at the Poole Potteries in Dorset (Esoteric London)
Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,000 jobs in Solihull (Digital Manufacturing)
North-West manufacturers honoured at EEF regional awards ceremony (MEN Business)
UK manufacturing up in September (WSJ)
And a couple I missed yesterday:
Buy British: why isn't there a new campaign? (BBC)
New pottery museum for Stoke (BBC)
And a couple I missed yesterday:
Buy British: why isn't there a new campaign? (BBC)
New pottery museum for Stoke (BBC)
Image of Trent Engine from here