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| Gtech to create 100 UK manufacturing jobs by shifting some operations from China | |
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| Vacuum cleaner maker Gtech has announced plans to create more than 100 jobs by shifting some of its manufacturing operations back to the UK. | Vacuum cleaner maker Gtech has announced plans to create more than 100 jobs by shifting some of its manufacturing operations back to the UK. |
| The firm said part of its production would be moved from China to Worcestershire, with an eye to start manufacturing on home soil in 2019. | The firm said part of its production would be moved from China to Worcestershire, with an eye to start manufacturing on home soil in 2019. |
| The move comes as it presses ahead with a global expansion, pushing the company into eight new territories across Asia, the Middle East and Europe over the next 12 months. | The move comes as it presses ahead with a global expansion, pushing the company into eight new territories across Asia, the Middle East and Europe over the next 12 months. |
| Founder and chief executive Nick Grey said: “One piece of feedback I get repeatedly from the British public is 'Nick, why don't you manufacture your products here?'. So we have designed the product to be manufactured here in the UK.” | Founder and chief executive Nick Grey said: “One piece of feedback I get repeatedly from the British public is 'Nick, why don't you manufacture your products here?'. So we have designed the product to be manufactured here in the UK.” |
| “Currently Gtech products are built in China and transported to the UK in shipping containers which are unloaded into a warehouse. | “Currently Gtech products are built in China and transported to the UK in shipping containers which are unloaded into a warehouse. |
| “They are then individually picked and delivered to consumers. | “They are then individually picked and delivered to consumers. |
| “Instead, the new product will be built on the day of dispatch and collected from the end of the line by the courier. ” | “Instead, the new product will be built on the day of dispatch and collected from the end of the line by the courier. ” |
| Gtech, which is based in Worcester and employs 200 staff, has grown into a £121m business since it was founded in 2001. | Gtech, which is based in Worcester and employs 200 staff, has grown into a £121m business since it was founded in 2001. |
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