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News Release from: The Manufacturer Live
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 25 June 2004

Trades union supports manufacturing
event

A leading trades union is among those joining forces with the best of Britain's manufacturers to share the secrets of their success.

A leading trades union is among those joining forces with the best of Britain's manufacturers to share the secrets of their success It is Amicus, Britain's 1.2 million-strong manufacturing union, rather than the Government's business support agencies that will be supporting a major event where more than 40 of the industry's most prominent figures are offering their time free of charge to engage with more than 2000 company delegates to explore and help resolve the sector's big challenges

The Manufacturer Live 2004 event, taking place at the Telford International Centre, Shropshire, on 15th and 16th September, is a showcase of the best of British manufacturing practice featuring workshops, seminars, trade shows, debates and awards.

It offers manufacturers the chance to listen to and talk with people who understand their industry best - fellow manufacturers.

Glen White, Group Chief Executive of Conquest Business Media, which organises the Telford event and publishes The Manufacturer magazine, said: "We are always being told by the politicians that manufacturing has to solve its own problems".

"With The Manufacturer Live, we're demonstrating our passionate determination to give it a helping hand by providing a unique showcase for sharing best practice".

Among the highlights of the event are free presentations by more than 40 leading industry figures covering the "seven pillars" of manufacturing best practice - leadership and strategy; design and innovation; world class manufacturing; skills and HR; IT in manufacturing; logistics and supply chain; manufacturing operations.

Speakers already confirmed include: Wing Cmdr Keith Cocksey who led the team that introduced lean manufacturing techniques that put extra Harrier jets back in the air; Aga Rayburn Director Simon Page on turning a necessity into a must-have; and Neil Jenkins, Managing Director of Gibbs Technologies - the people who made a splash when Richard Branson broke the French held world record for driving across the Channel in their high-speed Aquada amphibious car.

The event will also feature trade exhibitions at which more than 70 companies will be taking part in "meet the buyer" sessions.

There will be designated areas for finance, IT and energy companies.

A major addition to this year's event is a series of interactive supply chain forums focusing on the aerospace, automotive and process manufacturing sectors.

These will give manufacturers in each area a chance to meet and share ideas with each other as well as panels of experts from industry and the academic world.

The aerospace forum will focus on gaining a competitive edge, the automotive sessions will look a developing the skills to meet customer demand, while the process manufacturing forum will discuss the special circumstances surrounding the pharmaceutical, food and drink supply chains.

And in special sessions on day one of The Manufacturer 2004 there will be a special opportunity to work with arguably the world's leading lean manufacturing gurus - the UK's Professor Dan Jones and America's Anand Sharma.

Sharma, named a Hero of US Manufacturing by Fortune magazine, is the author of "The perfect engine"; and Jones, Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy, coauthored "The machine that changed the world", the seminal work that altered the way the western world thinks about manufacturing forever.

Glen White added: "The support of Amicus as sponsor of our aerospace supply chain award shows the commitment from all sectors to continued improvement in the industry".

"We are all in this together - employers, workers, government".

"I'm sure that the manufacturers who take valuable time out from the factory to learn from each other will benefit greatly by coming along to Telford".

"But, like me, I'm sure they'd like to see the Government, its regional development agencies and organisations like the Learning and Skills Council pulling their weight by giving us all a bit more support".

The Manufacturer Awards 2004 have been established to recognise the excellence being achieved in the country's finest factories.

There are prizes in ten categories, as well as the overall title of Manufacturer of the Year, which will be announced at The Manufacturer Live 2004 event.

Entries close at the end of June for the award categories: leadership and strategy; design and innovation; world class manufacturing; skills and HR; IT in manufacturing; logistics and supply chain; manufacturing operations; aerospace industries supply chain; automotive industries supply chain; process industries supply chain.

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