Hey Paul.L,

If our manufacturing sector is doing so well, why aren't there any electronics manufacturers in this country any more? ... or telecommunications equipment manufacturers? Why don't we manufacturer computers? Why are our car manufacturing plants closing down?

I worked in a water fittings manufacturing plant for a year until late 2005 when most of its work was sent to China. Then after that I worked until Christmas 2006 for a sheet metal manufacturer which was struggling to hold on to customers, because many were turning to a sweatshop Malaysian company to supply their orders.