Key industries in the region that are expected to benefit the most include: construction, machinery manufacturing, fabricated metal manufacturing, water transportation, professional and technical services, electrical equipment manufacturing, plastics products manufacturing and primary metals manufacturing.

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Royce, born in 1863, was the youngest of five children and started his own company manufacturing electrical and mechanical items at age 21.

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Remploy workers are employed in enterprises that vary from furniture and packaging manufacturing to recycling electrical appliances.

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In December, Qatar Airways grounded one of its 787 Dreamliners after several manufacturing faults caused electrical problems similar to those that affected the United plane.

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Some of the industries within manufacturing that have shown the strongest growth over the last 12 months have included machine shops, manufacturers of metalworking machinery, plastics product manufacturing and manufacturers of electrical equipment and components, Sageworks data shows.

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But if any major manufacturing changes are needed to fix the electrical problems, the company could fall further behind in deliveries.

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The town has a strong manufacturing tradition, particularly in machine tools and electrical goods.

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