Packaging Federation calls for more action

25 September 2006


The latest Packaging Federation UK Market Report contains an update on the Action Plan in the Competitiveness Study undertaken for the Department of Trade and Industry in 2003 by Pira with PF assistance. Ian Dent, chief executive of the PF, says: “What was patently obvious in undertaking the review was that whilst industry has forged head and taken appropriate action such as the creation of the PF Affiliate structure to make for a better cohesive voice to government as recommended, this was not matched with any positive action from the DTI.”

The report calls into question the role of the DTI, especially if faced with further cost reductions, and questions its relevance to manufacturing industry today. Ian Dent: “What we need is a Department for Trade and Industry, not as now named a Department of Trade and Industry, that is a department which works with and for industry, rather the current model, which sits back and waits for manufacturing industry to be on its knees before taking notice – let alone action.

“The stark fact is that the continued rationalization in the UK packaging manufacturing sector has been focused since 2004 on the need to manufacture outside of the UK in order to keep pace with the major customer moves to the new Member States in Europe and Asia. This leaves the UK vulnerable, and in need of a recognized effort by the Government to work with the sector and its supply chains to make UK an attractive place to invest, contrary to the spin we see on this subject.”



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