A year ago the Japanese company Komatsu moved into an empty factory just south of Newcastle. Their aim was to bring the Japanese work ethic to Britain. This series of three programmes looks at the challenges facing British and Japanese workers and management in the first difficult year of the factory. 2: Bulldozers
Two managers, one British and one Japanese, are appointed to buy the parts for the assembly line. Each has to learn about the other's culture, priorities and ways of working. A harmonious relationship, or a clash of cultures?
Reporter Jackie Spreckley Film cameraman CHRIS FRYMAN Film editor GORDON HOWE Producer DEBBIE CHRISTIE Editor COLIN CAMERON
A Brass Tacks production BBC North West