Happy International Women’s Day!
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we sat down with three of our female Manufacturing Growth Managers to discuss the importance of this event and supporting Women in Manufacturing.
Barometer Good News Story – Simply Devine
Simply Devine is a specialist designer of occasion headwear run by award-winning milliner and businesswoman Liz Devine-Wright. Their very own hat shop in Tadcaster, Yorkshire is a popular destination for those who want a special hat for an occasion when they need to look their absolute best such as weddings, garden parties or race meetings. Their collection of hats and fascinators are all designed by Liz herself or by well-known British designers.
Digitisation Adoption and Net Zero Projects in Greater Lincolnshire
The Manufacturing Growth Programme is one of a number of contracts ran by Oxford Innovation Advice in the Greater Lincolnshire area. We have analysed the business support data that we collect from manufacturing SMEs in the Greater Lincolnshire LEP region to investigate their capabilities in incorporating digital technologies and reducing their environmental impact.
Barometer Good News Story – Robert Rose Carpentry
The Client Robert Rose Carpentry & Furniture offer custom made environmentally friendly furniture at an affordable price. They started making industrial and scaffold board furniture by combining their knowledge in carpentry and scaffolding with a desire to be more...
Barometer Good News Story – Evolve Beauty
Evolve Beauty are artisan producers of natural and organic beauty products which are created in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. Their company ethos to make it as easy as possible for people to be healthy and green in everyday life. They truly respect our planet and are always looking for new ways to be green.
£425,000 manufacturing support boost for SMEs in the South East
Manufacturing SMEs in the South East can access more than £425,000 of dedicated support. Business Leaders are now being urged to take advantage of support being delivered by the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which will help them complete projects that boost...
Barometer Good News – Spring Europe
The Customer Spring (Europe) Limited has been making pump controllers for the window cleaning industry for 15 years. They like to design and manufacture as much of the product in house as possible. Spring also designs and builds electronics for other customers,...
Barometer Good News – Glencroft Countrywear
The Customer Glencroft is a family business established in 1987. They make a range of country clothing and accessories all from sheep – wool, sheepskin and tweed. Glencroft aims to be as sustainable as possible, working with local mills and tanneries and using...
Peer Network Opportunities for SME Manufacturers in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire
We have a number of great opportunities for Leicestershire and Lincolnshire Manufacturers - the second round of the Government’s Peer Networks initiative. It’s a Government funded programme for SME leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future...
Manufacturing Barometer aims to uncover if COVID-19 could permanently change industry working practices forever
The UK’s largest survey of small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturing companies has been launched this week to record trends in performance and confidence levels across the sector, whilst also exploring how firms are supporting their staff as a result of COVID-19. The...
Get to know our Manufacturing Growth Manager in the EM3 region – Steve Sharp
Steve Sharp is our Manufacturing Growth Manager for the EM3 region. We have quizzed Steve to get to know him a little bit more. . To get in touch with Steve to find out how he can support your SME Manufacturing business with free tailored support and grant funding,...
£500,000 support boost for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire manufacturers
The Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which has already supported over 600 companies in other areas of the East Midlands, has agreed a deal with D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership to provide specialist assistance to firms in the two counties.
Management firms can now access a dedicated Manufacturing Growth Manager, who will use the GROWTHMapper benchmarking tool to identify pain points and new markets for their products, before delivering grants that can help support a third of the total cost of the business improvement project up to a maximum £10,000.