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The Manufacturing Advisory Service was set up by the Department of Industry to help small and medium sized companies in the engineering sector of industry to increase their efficiency by adopting modern but well proven manufacturing methods. Since starting operations in September 1977 subsidised consultancy has been provided or is currently being provided on manufacturing methods to some 250 firms. Up to fifteen man days of consultancy are available free of charge to factories employing between 100 and 1,000 and a further fifteen man days can be provided at half cost.