The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire March Edition 2013 | Page 5

BUSINESS NEWS

SOUTH WEST MANUFACTURERS REPORT RECORD GROWTH
Small to medium sized manufacturers in
the South West have reported significant
signs of growth over the last six months
and an increased appetite for investment,
according to the latest Barometer from the
Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS).
More than 78 per cent of businesses
predict sales growth in the next half year,
underpinned by the achievements of the
last six months in which nearly two thirds
revealed increases in sales, both the highest
recorded levels since Q4 2010-11.
To add to these record results, six in ten
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