UK Manufacturing: It’s as much about community as it is about quality

At Audience Systems, we manufacture all our audience seating in Wiltshire, UK, as well as our retractable platforms. Here, we explain in brief how our policy of UK manufacturing helps us – and how it helps you [2 minute read].

Well, for one thing, every country has its challenges in the current global economic climate. UK businesses are not alone.

Secondly, there are some huge quality advantages for us in keeping our manufacturing team in the same building as our design, installation, purchasing, and project management teams. It helps us to keep tight planning and quality control, reduce risk and uncertainty, and means we can react more nimbly to change. It also helps us with our sustainability goals, keeping us closer to domestic customers, who make up around 60% of our business. Plus, our major suppliers are only a short drive away.

It’s About Community

But keeping our manufacturing in the UK is about more than the quality and sustainability of our products. A goal of being profitable can feel very abstract sometimes, important as it is! On the other hand, a goal of providing income for 120 households in our local area feels very real. Building a team across the factory and offices, making real connections and friendships – this is the stuff that gets most of us out of bed every day. And this helps us work better for each other – and ultimately for our customers.

You can contact us to take a tour of our UK manufacturing facility in person, or take a look at our video here!