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Investing in Manufacturing

A survey by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF has revealed that one third of companies see the UK as being a more competitive place in which to invest than two years ago and 95% of manufacturing companies are increasing investment in order to improve productivity. Commenting on the results, EEF chief economist Ms Lee Hopley, said “UK manufacturers’ on-going commitments to invest in technology, skills and innovation provide positive signals about the sector’s future growth and productivity prospects.”

Whilst this is good news for UK manufacturing and the wider UK economy, it should not be treated as a signal to switch all investments into UK manufacturing. Best practice investment advice remains to create a portfolio which contains a spread of companies and business sectors and which has been drawn up to meet the current and anticipated future needs of an individual.


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