Today we mark National Manufacturing Day. Since 2006 I have been the managing director at Sound Leisure and we remain very much a family business. I work each day alongside my father, brother, wife and eldest son. A sizable proportion of our 70-strong workforce also work alongside their family members.
Chris Black is the managing director of Leeds-based manufacturer Sound Leisure and president of Leeds Chamber of Commerce. PIC: Bruce Rollinson
And it is why Yorkshire businesses are at the forefront of the green energy movement that will make the region a world leader in this sector. It is for all those reasons and more why manufacturing as a sector in Yorkshire is a true exemplar for British business. The region is massively outperforming the rest of the country, having seen a 19 per cent growth in its workforce over the last decade, making it the largest manufacturing employer in Britain. And, in an industry which has struggled historically to attract women into the sector, we in Yorkshire have increased the number of female entrants by 27 per cent in the last decade.
We are rightly proud to be marking National Manufacturing Day and shouting about our industry. The inaccurate stereotype that a job in manufacturing is dirty, unsafe, low paid and low skilled could not be further from reality.
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