It is over two decades that businesses are obliged to collaborate within a globalized supply chains in areas such as automotive, computer and apparel industries. This is evident as the western industries began to move their production to low-cost countries such as China and India, also known as offshoring. This paper studies the applicability of Additive Manufacturing (AM) as a supporting technology for further re-shoring of the UK supply chain. Whilst the forth-industrial revolution called “Industrie 4.0”, is gaining popularity among the industries. AM technology is listed as an important enabler of this phenomenon. This paper aims to bridge the new generation of technologies to the re-shoring movement. The investigation was carried out by conducting an in-depth interview with a British Manufacturing company that has repatriated its production back to the UK. The results indicate that AM technology enables the company to be more responsive towards the customer demand.