Video Case Study - Export Success for Mining Tools Manufacturer
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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You might think that a UK manufacturing business that specialises in the mining industry would be struggling to survive. But here is an uplifting profile of a business that has successfully exploited export markets to both survive and now prosper. An excellent example of how investing in export markets and specialising in a niche can be a profitable business strategy.
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