I would argue that it is a british factor, regardless of the name above the door it is based in the UK and as a result help the UK economy. The reason for all

I would argue that it is a british factor, regardless of the name above the door it is based in the UK and as a result help the UK economy. The reason for all those empty buildings is due to an old insurance policy (now illegal) that meant developers could build and insure against it being empty ... essentially the insurance company pays the rent if the building is empty and as such there is no incentive for the developer to actively let it out. Setting up a line like this is expensive and unless you are willing to foot the bill for the factory setting up the line then it is understandable that most factories would decline the work if they thought the market opportunity was small of the business plan was weak. Either way I think we both agree on this being a good thing but we don't know the context in which the work was previously declined