Support from Semta helps components firm TS Tech survive recession and face future challenges

Swindon-based TS Tech, a company that supplies interior components to the automotive industry, is hoping to take advantage of the economic upturn after improving the skills of its workforce. To better compete in the market, TS Tech called upon Semta, the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, to help the business boost profits and cut waste. At the start of 2009 TS Tech UK faced the stark reality of recession when its biggest customer shut down its production line for four months. Instead of making further redundancies, TS Tech decided it was the