The 22nd Annual NDMA awards took place on 16th May at The Barnstaple Hotel, celebrating the achievements of the region’s diverse and prolific manufacturing industry. 200 guests gathered for the occasion which began with welcome drinks (sponsored by Bishop Fleming) and a 2-course meal. The evening was conducted by BBC …
his year, the nominated charity was Over and Above, supporting Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, with an introduction earlier in the evening from Richard Barnes of Beran Instruments Ltd.
Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to apply for Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant this month (May). Grants of up to £1,500 are available through the scheme which aims to help companies who are looking to promote their products and services to wider audiences. The funding, which is offered …
Come along to the Petroc College Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair on 7 May to find out how you can make your apprenticeship ambition a reality. Whether you are looking at your next step after leaving school, thinking about a change in career, or are a parent wanting to understand what an …
But low-skilled workers need retraining into better roles to avoid job losses A third of UK manufacturers expect some low skilled jobs to be lost over the next five years as a result of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. But over half of companies (54%) say they will up-skill …
There’s not long left to get your entry together for the NDMA Manufacturing Awards 2019, celebrating the incredible standard of manufacturing and world-class industry from the Northern Devon region. Once again, manufacturers large and small will be pitching their ideas and achievements and hoping to go home with a piece …
Innovative NMCL package will boost the performance of the UK’s advanced manufacturing supply chain as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy commitment to the UK’s automotive supply chains. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced its selection of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels (NMCL) programme as the mechanism …
Petroc celebrates multi-million pound collaborative bid success for new Institute of Technology for the South West. A multi-million pound bid to revolutionise digital, engineering and manufacturing technology education across the South West has been successful, it has been announced. The new Institute of Technology will establish a range of new …
The North Devon-based Business Magazine, relaunched this year has included an article on the Manufacturing Awards Editor Robert Zarywacz is well known to companies in the area, having been Business Editor for the North Devon Journal between 2009 and 2017. He now operates the independent magazine with Advertising partner Alan …
Parliament and this Government need to find a solution now which can give industry the clarity it so desperately needs to safeguard millions of jobs in constituencies up and down the whole country
