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Evidence-led analysis of industrial, economic and supply-chain issues. GSCI white papers are available to download free of charge.

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Has Britain’s Automotive Industry Lost Its Way?

Production, Ownership and the Erosion of Automotive Scale — What Britain Can Learn from Germany and China

An evidence-based examination of automotive as the cornerstone of manufacturing excellence — and why its skills, disciplines and capability matter to Britain’s wider industrial future.

September 2026 · 41 pages · PDF
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The Value of Work

Is Wales Creating the Right Jobs for a High-Value Economy?

An evidence-based examination of employment, earnings, economic value and business structure in Wales.

September 2026 · 24 pages · PDF
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Wales: At the Heart of Defence

An exceptional opportunity for international defence investment

Discover Wales’s established defence manufacturers, specialist engineering capabilities and opportunities to build resilient UK supply chains.

November 2026 · 14 pages · PDF
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INDUSTRY OPEN LETTER

Britain’s supply chain is in the wrong market.

An open letter from UK advanced manufacturing leaders

A call for action on industrial energy costs, aerospace and defence supply-chain opportunities, and support to help British manufacturers diversify and retain vital capability.

10 September 2026 · 4 pages · PDF

Publication note: This open letter was provided to GSCI by David Roberts, Executive Chairman of Evtec Group, with his permission to publish. It represents the views of its authors and signatories and is shared by GSCI to encourage wider discussion about the future of British advanced manufacturing. GSCI is not the author of this document.

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