Back To The Future?

摘要

It could have been yesterday but, in fact, it was three years ago when I last stood on this spot and said words to the effect of "Wow, this place is bl**dy enormous, Paul. How on earth do you plan on filling it?" Paul Westley's vision, together with Eugene Wenger and the rest of the staff at NTM-GB - and the vision of the main board of directors at the parent company in Narpes - to actually go out and buy a factory suitable for future expansion in Britain was both a bold and timely one.Bold for several reasons I hardly need remind you of. Firstly, it seemed to fly in the face of a growing perceived trend that nobody was capable of manufacturing anything in Britain, anymore. "Engineering" might have once made Britain great, but the perception today is that our "growth industries" are confined to shopping.