Opening remarks [at the Manufacturing Summit 2013]

The Manufacturing Summit was established to bring government, industry and stakeholder organisations together to promote UK manufacturing and discuss important issues. The theme for 2013 was "Investing in UK Manufacturing",, providing UK manufacturers with the opportunity to hear from and to question key speakers from industry, government, politics, economics and stakeholder organisations. More than ever, manufacturing is at the very heart of the UK's economic future. What is the Government doing to help manufacturers? What can manufacturers and, in particular, SMEs do to help themselves? This summit offers manufacturers a unique chance to obtain maximum benefit from one event. With senior keynote speakers from government and industry, a question-time panel and practical sessions, this event gives manufacturers of any size the opportunity to take away real practical benefit for their business.