I am talking from experience, believe it or not. I'm British, but I work for an american company, and we're taking work AWAY from chinese companies. We're taking work home from Indian companies. We even SUPPLY chinese companies.
How? We're faster, leaner, more accurate, have 100% customer service, zero scrap rate (<10ppm), zero customer returns. and in the long run, we're cheaper. Companies we supply go to Chinese companies, and six months later they're back. Why? Because we're better on all counts. We had a 20million dollar profit last year with 200people working here.
i.e. We compete.
I understand completley your point of view, honestly. We support local job shops as much as we can here, with tool and die work. But you can't buck the market, and you can't force people to buy from you. This is the reality, and you have to deal with it. If you can't compete, with respect, it's time to sell up. |