Global outsourcer sees recovery

The claim is supported by the publication of the results of a recent survey on trading comparisons and predictions by the Midlands-based company. The survey was carried out in May and was sent out to 50 companies across Europe and Asia, including India and China, as well as more recent newcomers to the global sourcing industry from Eastern Europe. As suppliers of Darian's UK clients, the survey aimed to measure whether business was slowing down, stagnant or on the increase in the manufacturing industry. Darian did this by asking each company if they had more orders in the second quarter than the first quarter of this year. It also asked each organisation whether expected to be busier in the last quarter of 2009 than they currently were. Of the companies who replied, 62% said that they were busier now than early in the year, with over 74% predicting that this would increase still further by the end of 2009. "We were pleased with results. 2008 has been a very difficult year for many of our clients and suppliers, so to see so many companies already experiencing growth and anticipating further growth is very encouraging" comments Elizabeth Samandi, managing director of Darian (www.darianglobalsourcing.co.uk). "As these organisations all supply to British businesses, as well as companies across Europe, it is a tangible sign that orders are up, supplies are increasing and that UK manufacturers may have experienced the worst of the recession."