As in the previous survey, Ingenics sees the UK in third place in the overall ranking of international production locations. According to the experts, the country gained places in the areas of market and law & politics. However, confidence in the government has fallen significantly since the Brexit vote. According to Ingenics, the Brexit negotiations must continue to be monitored closely in order to assess the UK's reliability as a production location. "The country recorded the greatest loss" in the 'human capital' category. "The quality of education has declined somewhat in recent years, and the availability of specialized training has also decreased," according to the authors of the study.
Further country profiles and the entire 'Benchmark of international production locations' study can be downloaded from the Ingenics Internet platform.