Presco CEO Joe Hardt joined The Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser in speaking at SPI’s 2012 Flexible Film and BagConference in Grapevine, TX on May 8th.

Mr. Moser’s presentation, titled “The Reshoring Initiative: Bringing Manufacturing Back Home”, discussed the challenges with importing and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.  He also discussed the ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ software as a tool to objectively evaluate the costs associated with importing.

Mr. Hardt shared Presco’s experience competing with offshore manufacturers in the PVC film industry and the notable increase in desire for domestically made products over the last 12 months.

To learn more about The Reshoring Initiative, visit www.reshorenow.org

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