This report was commissioned by RBS and produced by The Future Laboratory. Findings were obtained by qualitative research through canvassing the opinions of key stakeholders in the UK High Value Engineering segment through a series of interviews with business leaders, industry and trade association representatives and academics.

A quantitative survey of 286 business leaders and decision makers in UK manufacturing was conducted online and by phone in 2012. Statistics quoted in this report are from this survey, unless otherwise credited, and should be referenced thereafter as ‘RBS The Future of UK High Value Engineering 2012’.