Events

Lean Facilitator Training Course

(Oxford/Bucks area, from Tuesday September 14, 2010 09:00 AM to Thursday September 16, 2010 17:00 PM)

Return of this very popular & successful workshop culminating in the implementation of an improvement project back in your business to deliver payback fast! The course is a cost effective way of developing change agents within a business. Learn and experience from the philosophy of lean and the tools and techniques involved in implementing lean into the supply chain. Over the years that this workshop has been successfully running it has benefitted team leaders, key production staff, production engineers, purchasing staff, marketing & sales staff, operations directors and even the occasional MD! We get great feedback from these workshops & regularly see impressive bottom line results from the many improvement activities that follow.

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Environmental Requirements for the Manufacturing Industry

(Ramada Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, from Monday September 20, 2010 09:00 AM to Monday September 20, 2010 17:00 PM)

Environmental regulations are now complex and far-reaching. With manufacturers under increasing pressure to perform in difficult economic conditions, additional legislation is seen by many as just one more headache or, worse still, simply ignored. However, taking a proactive approach could provide your business with commercial advantages, including reduced energy costs, competitor differentiation and even CRC bonus payments.

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Gearing up for growth

(Norbar Torque Tools, Beaumont Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1XJ, from Thursday September 23, 2010 08:00 AM to Thursday September 23, 2010 12:30 PM)

How to make growth pay. This workshop will help with questions such as: - “Growth”, “Innovation”, “Change” – what does it mean and how can I benefit? - How can I identify growth options? - What is “the value chain” and how can I exploit it for profit? - Where can I get help to grow? - What’s the future for manufacturing?

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Business opportunities for Fusion and ITER

(Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, from Thursday September 23, 2010 09:00 AM to Thursday September 23, 2010 16:30 PM)

The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) and UK Trade & Investment are jointly organising a "Business Opportunities for UK plc from Fusion & ITER" event at Culham Science Centre. The objective of this event is for UK companies to understand the procurement process and procurement opportunities that are arising from the construction of the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) which is being built at Cadarache, France at a cost of over 5 BEuros. ITER will take 10 years to build and will require conventional and also specialist engineering expertise.

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Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities for SMEs

(Manchester Conference Centre, from Monday September 27, 2010 10:00 AM to Monday September 27, 2010 16:00 PM)

The global revival in nuclear power, and the wider move to a low carbon economy, provides a major opportunity for manufacturing companies to get involved in the building and operating of the UK’s new nuclear power stations as well as the nuclear decommissioning programme.

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Environmental Requirements for the Manufacturing Industry

(EEF Ltd, Hook, Hampshire, from Tuesday September 28, 2010 08:00 AM to Tuesday September 28, 2010 17:00 PM)

Environmental regulations are now complex and far-reaching. With manufacturers under increasing pressure to perform in difficult economic conditions, additional legislation is seen by many as just one more headache or, worse still, simply ignored. However, taking a proactive approach could provide your business with commercial advantages, including reduced energy costs, competitor differentiation and even CRC bonus payments.

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Six Sigma Green Belt Course (3 parts - 9 days, plus project work)

(Guildford area, from Tuesday September 28, 2010 08:30 AM to Thursday September 30, 2010 17:00 PM)

Today Six Sigma is used all over the world as an all-encompassing business performance technique.

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Funding and investment for manufacturers

(Unipart House, off Garsington Road, Cowley, Oxford. OX4 2PG. (If you are using satellite navigation equipment, please use OX4 6LN), from Thursday October 07, 2010 08:00 AM to Thursday October 07, 2010 12:30 PM)

What's out there and how to get it. What are the sources of funding available to manufacturers in the South East and are they right for your business? Learn how to pitch for investment and wow investors by managing your cashflow effectively.

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Lean Facilitator Training - Kent

(East Malling Conference Centre, Kent, from Monday October 25, 2010 08:30 AM to Wednesday October 27, 2010 17:00 PM)

The MAS South East Lean Facilitator course is a cost effective way of developing change agents within a business. Learn and experience from the philosophy of lean and the tools and techniques involved in implementing lean into the supply chain. But perhaps most importantly, learn how to manage the change that comes with introducing lean into a company and how to sustain continuous improvement.

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Eco-design for Manufacturers

(Farnham Castle, Surrey, from Wednesday November 17, 2010 09:00 AM to Wednesday November 17, 2010 17:00 PM)

The need to address the environmental impacts of products across their life cycle is becoming increasingly important. The growing concern over major environmental issues such as climate change, destruction of habitat and depletion of resources is driving many countries to put legislation in place to ensure manufacturers address adverse life cycle environmental impacts of their products and take design steps to reduce these impacts by carrying out eco design. There is also increasing pressure on manufacturers from the market place to address these issues as the expectation for greener products grows. Companies already carrying out eco design are realising other benefits such as lower manufacturing costs and improved competitiveness.

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Quick Win Marketing for Manufacturers

(CRDM Ltd, Wycombe Sands, Lane End Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 4HH , from Thursday December 02, 2010 08:00 AM to Thursday December 02, 2010 12:30 PM)

Low cost ways to attract new customers. Want to attract more customers but keep costs down? This is the event for you! You will learn the 3 secrets of customer attraction, how to generate more sales enquiries, 7 cost effective ways to promote your business and how to use the internet to find more customers.

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