On Mr Randell's first visit to the factory, he stopped to read a notice board filled with thank you letters from local school children who had done work experience in the factory.

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"The factory went into administration with five minutes notice, the administrators were going to give our people statutory redundancy pay, " he said.

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Engaged factory workers pull the chain to stop the entire line when they notice a defect.

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They notice changes where humans miss them, thus ensuring labels are affixed correctly to bottles moving through a factory assembly line.

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