South Yorkshire can open a new chapter in its impressive history as a “region of makers” as the Government places advanced manufacturing at the heart of its new industrial strategy, the region’s mayor Oliver Coppard has suggested.<br /><br />Opening the Advanced Manufacturing Conference at Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield, Mr Coppard reflected on renewed national efforts to revitalise UK industry and build a more resilient and independent economy in an increasingly uncertain world.<br /><br />The Government’s recently published industrial strategy has listed advanced manufacturing, which is a term used to describe production processes that rely on cutting-edge science and technology research, as one of eight priority sectors.<br />Read the full story here: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/oliver-coppard-says-south-yorkshire-can-be-at-vanguard-of-uks-advanced-manufacturing-drive-4872463
