Central News East: 26.05.1989: Footwear Industry

Summary

Malcolm Munro report about the decline in the footwear industry blamed on the import of cheap foreign shoes.

Year:

1989

Duration:

0:02:02

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Exterior of Vincent Shoes in Leicester which is the latest closure. B/w shots from Midlands News of a shoe exhibition in Leicester in 1962. Graphic showing the decline in the number of firms. Views of shoe manufacture in a factory. Interview with Martin Gibson of the Footwear Manufacturers Association who hoped that the government and the EEC would control cheap imports. Interview with Ron James of the Footwear Union who said that the British public will go for cheaper shoes. Exterior of the British Shoe Corporation office in Leicester which is a large importer of shoes. Interview with Paul King of the British Shoe Corporation who said that there will always be cheap shoes being manufactured and exported from somewhere in the world.


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