Subject = engineering Description = Harley Engineering specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of welded and fabricated sheet metal products. Category = engineering
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We have succeeded in providing information in the field of
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design
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As Britain's fastest growing businesses are making significantly more use of
design
than their less successful rivals, according high volume
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Design Council research
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The 2002 National Survey of small, medium and large businesses across the UK shows a clear link between how businesses performed over the previous 12 months and the role high volume
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design
plays in how they are run
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Among rapidly growing businesses, 71% said that
design
, innovation and creativity were 'integral to the firm's operation
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In sharp contrast, 67% of companies which high volume
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hadn't grown in the previous year hadn't conducted any
design
activity
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Of the rapidly growing companies, 56% said that
design
had improved the quality of their
product
s or services
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The research high volume
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also reveals that more medium-sized and small businesses are taking
design
seriously - three-quarters of firms employing 50 to 249 people and 72% of small businesses (20-49 employees) saw
design
as integral or high volume
machining
significant, compared to 54% and 48% respectively in 2001
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But among big businesses employing more than 250 people, the number taking this view of
design
has declined from 75% in 2001 to high volume
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67% in 2002
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And there's evidence that many businesses don't realise the full extent of
design
's potential, with 81% believing that it's about how
product
s look, compared to 36% who see it high volume
machining
as a strategic business tool
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However, 74% of small firms, 80% of medium-sized businesses and 72% of large companies said
design
, innovation and creativity had helped to increase their turnover in the high volume
