Book your funded place on the next NDMA Business Improvement Workshop on 18th April! This half-day event helps to evaluate the benefits and challenges of Lean and Six-Sigma principles, within a group environment. Funded places for NDMA members! Places are priced at £300 per delegate + VAT, but NDMA members can receive up to two funded places on […]
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Members are invited to attend the NDMA’s Annual General Meeting This year’s AGM will be held at Tex Plastics in Barnstaple, including a best-practice factory tour and light refreshments. As a volunteer-run members’ organisation, North Devon Manufacturers Association undertakes a formal AGM each year – an opportunity to review the past year’s achievements and ratify
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The latest employer update from North Devon College is here Highlights at a Glance:
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Business Action Magazine invites manufacturers to enter North Devon’s independent business awards With an exciting variety of categories celebrating the best of business in and around North Devon, the annual awards, promoted by quarterly business magazine Business Action, are open for entries. The promoters have identified several categories suited to manufacturers in particular: Apprentice Achiever –
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NDMA funded workshops dates at North Devon College NDMA is pleased to announce the continuation of these valuable sessions that provide a great opportunity to upskill manufacturing employees. Subsidised by NDMA for member companies, they can provide an ideal introduction for new starters, or a refresher in continuous improvement, or the opportunity to apply Six-Sigma
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A factory tour and discussion about the benefits of apprenticeships past and present In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2026, SR Furniture hosted apprentices from TCi. The visitors were treated to a tour of the advanced manufacturing facility, following sheet material through each process. They witnessed skilled operatives working in sequence to achieve precision components
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Are you a professional, policymaker, student, or simply someone interested in understanding why reaching net zero carbon emissions matters? Join Net Zero and Climate Change, a free 3-hour online workshop that explores greenhouse gas emissions and their real-world impacts. Discover practical strategies for achieving net zero and take part in interactive activities and quizzes designed
Now in its 12th year, the Enginuity Skills Awards celebrate the students, apprentices, employers, teams and educators shaping the future of the UK engineering and manufacturing sector. Whether through digital transformation or skills development, we welcome entries from those driving productivity, sustainability, diversity and growth. Showcase your achievements, share your story, and gain national recognition.
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Join Sustainable Business Resource CIC for a free Lunch & Learn session offering low-effort, high-impact insights to help you activate positive environmental change in your organisation. In just one lunchtime, we’ll share practical tips to help you move from not knowing where to start to taking confident next steps on your sustainability journey. The session
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Last Thursday, NDMA joined other groups from the South West Manufacturing Network, and Great South West Partnership to showcase the region’s strength in manufacturing to MPs As the second-most concentrated and highly productive manufacturing region, with a wealth of industrial diversity, The South West deserves to be recognised for its potential to support the Government’s
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