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British win orders back from China

By John Willman, Business Editor

Published: June 2 2008 23:31 | Last updated: June 3 2008 05:28

British manufacturers are winning back work from China, as customers find the cost of using Chinese producers higher than expected, the results poor and delivery times unreliable, according to research by the FT.

While many large multinational companies continue to move production offshore to the lower-cost Asian manufacturing centres, others prefer the shorter supply chain of UK-based suppliers.

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