wˈɔːɹɪk mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi baɪ kuːmˈɑːɹ bˈæɾɐtʃˌɑːɹɹɪjə tə səpˈoːɹt ðə ɹˌiːɪnvˌɪɡɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv jˌuːkˈeɪ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ θɹuː ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd nˈɑːlɪdʒ tɹˈænsfɜː bˈæɾɐtʃˌɑːɹɹɪjə, mˌeɪd ɐ lˈaɪf pˈɪɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, bɪkˌeɪm tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmdʒˈiː.
Warwick Manufacturing Group was founded in 1980 by Kumar Bhattacharyya to support the reinvigoration of UK manufacturing through research and knowledge transfer (Bhattacharyya, made a life peer in 2004, became chairman of WMG).