► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs<br /><br />Rising costs of materials, skills shortages, economic uncertainty - in turbulent times manufacturers face challenges at every turn. John Murray Brown, Midlands correspondent, reports from Birmingham, the UK's manufacturing heartland, on what companies there are doing to mitigate risk.<br /><br />To read the 'Special Report: A Blueprint for British Business', Visit : http://www.ft.com/reports/blueprint-2012<br /><br />For more video content from the Financial Times visit: http://www.ft.com/video<br /><br />http://www.FT.com/
