Made in Britain

In Britain, there are only a few successful large companies, but many successful small companies. The large companies often invest a lot of money in research and development, R & D, to find new and better, usually high-technology, products.

Successful small manufacturing companies in Britain often make expensive products. These companies are successful because they use first-class materials, have excellent quality control and the workers are proud of what they make. They include J. Barbour & Sons, which makes waterproof jackets; Morgan Motor Company, which makes élite cars: Quad Electroacoustics, which makes top-quality hi-fi equipment; Wilkin & Sons, which makes jams.

Michael Vaughan-Rees, Geraldine Sweeney, Picot Cassidy: In Britain. 21st Century Edition, Cornelsen Verlag, 2000, page 43