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Reshoring: Clarks moves shoe manufacturing back to the UK

12th July 2017
Here is a really good contextual example of reshoring. The shoe manufacturer Clarks is moving some of their production back to the UK from China.
The employment effects will be relatively modest because the Somerset factory will be heavily capital-intensive making extensive use of robotic technology.
Clarks to make shoes in Somerset again, as it announces new manufacturing unit in Street https://t.co/07vRUxAQvV pic.twitter.com/2xL5HxK0pD
— BBC West (@BBCBristol) July 3, 2017
This is what 'reshoring' will look like - take note Mr Trump: Clarks shoes returns to UK production in Somerset https://t.co/keLjvm9jeT
— Andrew Staples (@ecn_staples) July 4, 2017
An expanding number of businesses have announced reshoring investments recently including:
- Cadbury's
- Clarks
- McLaren
- Northern Flags
- Telensa
- Vodafone
But here is a cautionary report from the Financial Times drawing on a quote from Adidas
Adidas boss says large-scale reshoring is ‘an illusion’ (e.g. no technology yet to put laces into the shoes) — FT — https://t.co/v1omnSLLup pic.twitter.com/TE5Ml3tT4C
— Robert Went (@went1955) April 24, 2017
UK manufacturing is currently experiencing a revival of reshoring to the UK. https://t.co/WNMGD69D6e #Brumhour #MIM #ukmfg #Manufacturing pic.twitter.com/A4vI40obGi
— CJ Tool & Mouldings (@cjtoolandmould) July 9, 2017
Morning @BBCBusiness - another couple of stories you have missed..Cadbury reshoring after £75m investment, McCain investing £100m at UK site pic.twitter.com/SwJVHgowiM
— Jefferson (@Jefferson_MFG) July 7, 2017
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