Jo Johnson, MP for Orpington, met with the directors of Biggin Hill-based Autoflame Engineering Ltd, and their close business supplier Limpsfield Engineering Ltd, at Saturday's Biggin Hill Airport family open day. In July of this year, Jo nominated Autoflame for inclusion in the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group's "Made By Britain" map, which hopes to address the reputation problems facing the manufacturing sector by drawing up a diverse and comprehensive picture of contemporary British industry. "Made By Britain" was developed as a collaboration between the Manufacturing Group and the 1851 Royal Commiission, established by Prince Albert following the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition.

Jo said: "Manufacturing is crucial to a sustainable and diversified British economy and I am delighted that we have in Biggin Hill a company with the innovation, skills and job-creating capacity of Autoflame. The coalition Government wants the words "Made in Britain" seen across the world, and I am pleased that Biggin Hill is leading the way. I greatly look forward to visiting their site in November".

To see Jo's nomination on the "Made by Britain" site click here