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Ford boss sings praises of UK workers

30 September 2010
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Ford boss sings praises of UK workersThe chief executive of the Ford motor group has described workers in the UK as "the best in the world".

Alan Mulally stated in an interview with Sky that he plans to maintain the company's operations in Britain and expand them in the future because of the quality of the country's employees.

He explained to Jeff Randall that although Asia offers lower manufacturing costs and expanding markets, the UK is an important location for the automotive firm.

Those involved in continuous improvement and manufacturing management may be interested in the Ford boss's comments that "the team we have here in the UK is the best in the world".

Mr Mulally added that Ford has more than 10,000 engineers out of 15,000 UK staff members and said the country is "the heart and soul" of its global operations.

He recently delivered the Confederation of British Industry's annual lecture, in which he outlined how he had managed to turn around the firm's fortunes by focusing on policies such as maximising economies of scale, Car Dealer Magazine reports.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800092321-ADNFCR
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