Building a connected network

The structured approach is intended to demonstrate to OEMs and Tier 1 manufacturing companies the extent and strength of the engineering supply chain available in the UK. It will assist the high tech industry sectors, such as aerospace, automotive, defence, renewable energy and power generation, marine, medical, rail, packaging and so on, that need to fill the gaps or strengthen existing supply chains or to support the creation of new ones.

“It is focused on building a connected network,” explains Julia Moore, CEO of the GTMA, one of the key associations backing the initiative. “Leading industrial and technological associations are working in collaboration to offer the various skill sets that cover the whole supply chain. From concept to product and process design, through process engineering, tooling and methods to finishing and inspection, all the way to delivery to the end customer, there is a structured approach that will help eliminate the gaps in any established supply chains or provide the opportunity for new ones to be formed.”

The new website – www.reshoringuk.co.uk – allows visitors to appreciate the extent of suppliers and to ‘zoom’ into a regional area allowing for a specific search for a particular category, such as toolmakers; cast metals; engineering machinery and equipment; precision engineering; metrology, measurement and testing, or a cluster search of all categories within a specified region.