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Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Modern Economic and Social History
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At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the
world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s
the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of
Britain's largest machine tool maker, Alfred Herbert Ltd of
Coventry, this study charts the wider fortunes of this vital part
of the manufacturing sector. Taking a chronological approach, the
book explores how during the late nineteenth century the industry
developed a reputation for excellence throughout the world, before
the challenges of two world wars necessitated drastic changes and
reorganisations. Despite meeting these challenges and emerging with
confidence into the post-war market place, the British machine tool
industry never regained its pre-eminent position, and increasingly
lost ground to foreign competition. By using the example of Alfred
Herbert Ltd to illuminate the broader economic and business history
of the British machine tool industry, this study not only provides
a valuable insight into British manufacturing, but also contributes
to the ongoing debates surrounding Britain's alleged decline as a
manufacturing nation.
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