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Oliver Selby
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Oct 14, 2026
Why aren’t more UK manufacturers investing in automation?
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14:02Paul JonesHOST
Are they long enough, these contracts? So those must be areas that haven't have an impact on.
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14:09Oliver SelbyGUEST
So I think you touched on two important points there is that we probably don't have a long enough view on the strategy.
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14:17Oliver SelbyGUEST
You know, we should be looking for those longer term contracts and negotiating longer term contracts with the end user of the equipment you're manufacturing or the piece parts that you're manufacturing, because it gives you the opportunity then to then invest in the equipment making you more productive, more cost efficient, and actually hopefully making a better service to your end user.
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14:42Oliver SelbyGUEST
I think the second thing there is actually making sure that the equipment when thought about in that first instance is thought about from an automation first point of view, rather than is it gonna create jobs? I mean, this is where the government sometimes get it a little bit wrong.
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14:56Oliver SelbyGUEST
in that they'll provide funding or support to the big primes, the big tier suppliers.
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