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Comparison 1: Bae Systems and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
BAE Systems Research Sources
- Google Company Summary
- Northrop Grumman Corporation Company Information [link no longer working]
- Article: BAE Systems to shed 105 jobs at Glascoed
- Article: BAE Systems plans to cut 105 jobs at Glascoed, Monmouthshire
JLR Research Sources
- Jaguar Landrover website
- Financial downloads
- Article: Jaguar Land Rover opens £1bn factory in China
- Article: Manufacturing technologies: The V factory
- Article: Jaguar Land Rover’s Virtual Cave
Further Research
- Converging Solutions website
- Article: Converging Solutions enhances its competitive edge using Omron technology
- Seagate website
- Article: Seagate creates 35 jobs in multi-million Derry investment
- Article: Ministers hail 35 new high-tech jobs at Seagate in Derry
Comparison 2: Baird Group and Weetabix Food Company
Baird Group Research Sources
- The Baird Group website
- William Baird plc company information
- Article: Baird jobs to go as M&S severs 30-year contract
- Article: M&S sued by supplier
- Article: Textiles Unravelling
Weetabix Food Company Research Sources
- Weetabix website
- Article: China's Bright Food takes 60pc stake in Weetabix
- Article: United Biscuits in talks over £2bn offer from Chinese firm
- Article: Breakfast cereal: Emerging markets offer scope for growth
- Article: Want to crack China’s cereal market? Try Weetabix with green-tea tang
Further Research
- Article: Kraft Foods completes Cadbury takeover
- Article: Cadbury-Kraft takeover timeline
- Article: Was Cadbury a sweet deal for Kraft investors?
- Article: Dyson production moves to Malaysia
- Article: Dyson to move to Far East
- Article: Dyson puts its faith in itself with £50m plant
Comparison 3: Ecoegg and Nissan
Ecoegg Research Sources
- Ecoegg website
- Article: UK firms are coming back from China, but they need more help
- Article: A worthwhile homecoming: Leading trade association is the focal point for mould tools returning from China
- Article: Egg’s awash with success
- Article: Success Stories
NMU Research Sources
- Article: The decline of shipbuilding along the Tyne
- Article: Was this Thatcher's greatest legacy?
- Article: Nissan's Sunderland revolution shows power of foreign investment
- Article: The history of Nissan's Sunderland factory
- Article: Nissan Project
- Article: Nissan announce £125m UK investment programme
Further Research
- Article: The Closure of MG Rover
- Article: MG Rover unveils new models
- Article: Talks to save MG Rover deal stall
- Article: Government intervention in MG Rover collapse could cost £250m, says spending watchdog
- Article: MG Rover collapse: As it happened
- Article: Gloomy day for UK car industry
- Article: How a strong pound played havoc with British exports
- Article: Weak lung drug sales and strong pound hit GlaxoSmithKline
- Article: GlaxoSmithKline affirms policy of anti-corruption amid 14% profits fall
Comparison 4: Breffo and Magmatic
Breffo Research Sources
- Breffo website
- Article: Forget China: technology manufacturing is coming home
- Article: How gadget accessory-makers must battle for orders
Magmatic Research Sources
- Magmatic website
- Article: Profit dip as Trunki owner prepares to tackle US
- Article: Trunki posts £1.4m loss as it battles 'copycats'
- Article: Trunki moves production from China to UK
- Article: The charge to repatriate production
- Article: British manufacturing back in the competition
Further Research
- Article: Kongsberg to axe 138 jobs in Poland relocation
- Aston Martin relocates production to UK
- http://austriantimes.at/news/Business/2011-06-08/33918/Aston%20Martin%20Rapide%20production%20to%20move%20to%20UK Article: Aston Martin Rapide production to move to UK [link no longer working]
- Article: UK Manufacturing becoming great again says Vince Cable
- Article: Aston switches Rapide production to UK
- Article: Nation's Noodle lives up to its name as production moves to UK
Comparison 5: JCB and Wedgwood
JCB Research Sources
- JCB website
- Article: JCB records third-most profitable year despite 14.2% earnings fall
- Article: JCB delivers third highest profit ever in tough 2013 market [link no longer working]
- Article: New JCB factories in India
- Article: JCB to acquire Escorts stake in joint venture
- Escorts group website
- Company History: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
- Article: JCB launches its 100,000th machine manufactured in India
- Article: JCB prepares for growth in India with Jaipur investment
- Article: JCB open two new factories in Jaipur
- Article: JCB announces £20M investment
- Article: Staffordshire-based JCB announces £20m of UK investment
- Article: British PM opens new JCB factory as company goes for growth
Wedgwood Research Sources
- Article: Waterford Wedgwood: 250 years of history
- Wedgewood website
- Article: Waterford Wedgwood to cut 1,400 staff
- Article: Thousand jobs go as Wedgwood opts for cheap Chinese output
- Article: Struggling Waterford to axe 1,800 jobs
- Video: Wedgwood in administration
- Sound clip: Waterfoord Wedgewood: 'It's just fallen out of fashion'
- Article: After 250 years, Waterford Wedgwood falls into administration
- Article: Wedgwood goes into administration