The UK – and particularly Essex – is no longer renowned as a world-leading manufacturing hotspot, but could that be about to change? In episode 15 of the Essex Business Podcast, three leading Essex business people offer their opinions on the recent supply-chain issues, the benefits of bringing manufacturing back to the UK and the county, and the support available to manufacturing companies of all sizes.

Andy Mair, Managing Director of Challenger Solutions discusses the issues and challenges the company has faced; John McCallion, Business Development Manager at the MTC talks about the support and initiatives available and Dave Atkinson, Head of Manufacturing and Regional Director for East England at Lloyds Bank explains what the Banking sector does to help develop the sector.

Listen to the episode online at   https://www.essexbusinesspodcast.co.uk   or find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Amazon Music by searching ‘Essex Business Podcast’.

The Essex Business Podcast is devised, developed, and delivered by Essex accountancy firm Rickard Luckin, which has over 150 staff, and offices in Basildon, Chelmsford, and Southend.

Episode 16 will be released later this month, so to make sure you don’t miss it please visit   www.essexbusinesspodcast.co.uk  , or subscribe directly from your usual podcast content provider.