Prices protest fuels supply rethink
3 April 2012
“Just-in-time” manufacturing is under threat as evidence emerges of many UK firms stockpiling fuel to guard against a repeat of the recent fuel crisis.
Several major firms have rethought their approach to holding stocks after last month’s protest which brought many production lines to a standstill.
Car-maker Land Rover imported fuel from Ireland to keep its production lines running, while Honda UK had to shut down its Swindon plant. Land Rover now has contingency plans for future fuel shortages.
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