A move towards innovation
I saw a joke recently from Professor Brian Cox: The world is made up of 10 kinds of people – those that understand binary and those that don’t! It’s not often that you get a good joke with a bit …
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Exporting achievements fit for a Queen
I was sent one of those picture texts this week by a friend who had been invited to a Royal Garden Party. He was outside the gates of Buckingham Palace resplendent in his morning suit and his wife in a …
Great British icons stand the test of time
I recently visited Jaguar Land Rover with Lord Green and was privileged to see the new production line for the Range Rover Evoque which launches on 4 July. Its manufacture at Halewood in Merseyside has created 1500 new jobs …
Cheshire - taking its trade and investment seriously
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automotive, Export, Investing in the UK, North West
If I mention Cheshire you may think of a leafy county, the beautiful city of Chester with its Roman walls, the Cheshire set or even footballers’ wives. Personally I just think of it as my natural backyard so I must …
Lancashire reaches out to the world
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Engineering, Export, Food & drink, Manufacturing, North West, Security
I have just returned from a two day tour of Lancashire, an area which I’m afraid I visit all too infrequently, despite having an aunt living in Blackpool. Now when you think of Lancashire what do you imagine? Is it …
Beauty and Steel
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Energy, Engineering, Export, Investing in the UK, North West
This time last week, I was waking up in a very snowy but extraordinarily beautiful Cumbria as I had taken my wife to Sharrow Bay to celebrate her birthday. Driving up there I was reminded yet again how stunning the …
Why the North West is flying high with aerospace
As I was scraping the car this morning before my drive to work and the dashboard temperature gauge had plummeted to -10˚c my mind wandered quite naturally to sunnier climes and the possibility of heading off for a winter break …
Why Exporters Adapt and Thrive at Home and Away
Why should I export? This is one of the commonest questions I am asked when I am out and about talking of the opportunities overseas in mature or emerging markets. I often answer “because you will increase your UK sales …
"Guanxi" - building relationships, reaping rewards
I’m sure that most of you will be aware of the importance of “guanxi” or relationships when doing business with China. Taking time to understand your potential business partner will reap real rewards in the long run. Often this means …
Technology to transform lives
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Export, Low Carbon, North West, Science and Technology
I’ve not been able to blog for a little while as I have been spending more time than I would have liked visiting a relative in the brand new Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The hospital, which opened in June …