Industry switches to buying British - Financial Times

Industry switches to buying British Financial Times There was a mad rush and a lot of companies got into trouble with quality, delivery and lost flexibility,” said Andrew Smith, head of manufacturing at Somerset-based Numatic International, maker of the Henry vacuum cleaner. The company has recently ...

UK wastes billions as scrap is sent abroad - The Independent

UK wastes billions as scrap is sent abroad The Independent Case study: Henry vacuum cleaners...'Raw materials have emigrated ... we are more and more vulnerable' Numatic International has had a "few near misses" of late, only just sourcing the raw materials needed to make its Henry range of vacuum cleaners in ...