Why manufacturing's image doesn't match reality.
Sponsored by Advancing Manufacturing AotearoaWhy manufacturing’s image doesn’t match reality.It’s an industry comprising 23,000 businesses, contributing 8% of New Zealand’s GDP, employing 250,000 Kiwis, and generating 60% of our exports – but the head of an industry body for the manufacturing sector says to many Kiwis, it’s largely invisible.
Catherine Lye, CEO of
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