UK firm finds local tanning ‘cheaper’
15/10/2013
The company had been sending its sheepskins out to China and then shipping them back to the UK once they were tanned.
It awarded the contract to Devonia Sheepskins tannery, which says nearshoring offers advantages such as proximity to customers. However, the move may have been linked to the fact that Eastern Counties saved Devonia from administration in February.
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