Hawick Knitwear

Synopsis: The British textiles sector has suffered significantly from the impact of cheaper foreign competition. How should a company that is determined to keep manufacturing in Britain react in the face of fierce competition? Hawick Knitwear is a Scottish textile manufacturer with over 200 employees, which is facing stiff competition. Successful businessman Digby Jones analyses the business and offers a radical solution: focus on exporting. This is the second BBC documentary from The Factory Controller series, which explores the declining power of the British manufacturing industry.
Series: The Factory Controller
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2014
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: manufacturing industries; Scotland; textile industries; Great Britain

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