Issue No. 238
2nd October 2026

Reindustrialisation must not become the next levelling up


The Government must put "some flesh on the bones of the buzzwords" if its ambitions for reindustrialisation and growth in every postcode are to succeed where levelling up and building back better fell short, according to manufacturers. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Make UK has urged the Chancellor to focus on reducing the cost pressures holding manufacturers back, warning that ambitions for reindustrialisation will fail unless businesses are first given room to breathe. Stephen Phipson CBE, Chief Executive of Make UK, said: "Manufacturers don't need flashy new schemes and announcements. They need Government to remove the barriers that stop them from hiring, investing and growing."

With best regards

Mark Simms, Editor
editor@machinebuilding.net

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