Ready EDI go! TMMX Awards launches EDI category for 2024
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As you receive this, The Manufacturer team will be on their way to Birmingham for Smart Manufacturing Week 2024. Tomorrow morning the opens its doors and welcomes in the industry.??
Don’t worry if you haven’t registered already, it’s not too late to get your FREE ticket here. ??
Today we are bringing you all the most important leadership headlines and how you can catch some LIVE discussions taking place at SM&E Week.
First up, important news from us. The essence of equality, diversity and inclusion and its multifaceted benefits remains a work in progress within the manufacturing sector. Yet, we believe it is time we moved beyond acknowledgement to active engagement and implementation. So, to celebrate and encourage progress in this field, Cranfield University has worked closely with The Manufacturer, to introduce the ED&I Excellence Award for TMMX 2024.
You can find out all you need to know about entering the industry's leading awards programme, including the brand new category, on the 5 and 6 June at 3.30pm in the Maintenance Solutions Theatre at SM&E Week.??
Make UK has published their manifesto, with a call for the UK government to announce a long-term plan for manufacturing within the first 100 days of the election. “This vision must include a long-term, robust, modern industrial strategy that will withstand political chop and change and goes beyond 2030," said Stephen Phipson CBE , CEO at Make UK. You will be able to hear more on what he has to say at SM&E Week. See details below. ??
Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for our Day 1 run-down tomorrow featuring two exclusive on-site interviews from The Manufacturer studio and more!????
Find all the full stories below! ???
Molly Cooper, Junior Editor at The Manufacturer.
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Ready EDI go! TMMX Awards launches EDI category for 2024
Professor Konstantinos Salonitis FIMechE, Deputy Director of Cranfield University’s Manufacturing & Materials and Chair of IMechE’s Manufacturing Industries Division board and John Patsavellas , Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Management at Cranfield University, discuss how EDI principles can unlock the full spectrum of manufacturing success, as The Manufacturer MX Awards ushers in a brand new category for 2024.
Collaborating with both of these bodies sets a new standard for excellence in our sector.
Water speed record set to inspire the next generation?
Key organisations from the world of media, recruitment and academia have teamed up with ThrustWSH, to help inspire the younger generation into the exciting fields of engineering, design and manufacture.
It’s no secret that the UK has a long and illustrious history of cutting edge and revolutionary design, not to mention breaking records.?
Richard Noble from Thrust will be delivering his session at 3pm, It's time for a big change, tomorrow in the Design & Innovation Theatre at SM&E Week.
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Industry publishes manifesto for the first 100 days after the General Election
Looking ahead to July’s General Election, Britain’s manufacturers are calling on the next government to match their ambition for growth with a bold economic vision that puts the importance of the economy across every ministerial portfolio.
Want to hear more? Don't miss Make UK CEO, Stephen Phipson delivering his keynote on 5 June at 10.30am in the IIOT & Connectivity Solution Theatre at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week.?
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Time to appoint a Minister for Manufacturing
If you have a LinkedIn account and you work in manufacturing, then you’ll probably be familiar with Andrea Wilson ’s weekly campaign posts calling for a Minister for Manufacturing.
Andrea Wilson is the Operations Director of?Hone-All Precision, an SME engineering business based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and the voice of the Support UK Manufacturing initiative.?
Andrea will be interviewed on the SM&E Week show floor tomorrow, so keep watch for that.?
The importance of recognising The Manufacturer Top 100
Manufacturing is full of committed and passionate individuals, with a plethora of exciting, well-paid and rewarding careers in the sector. However, this fact often gets lost in the mainstream and outdated pictures of the sector are still being painted.?
The Manufacturer launched its Top 100 programme in 2013 to provide a platform and a showcase to celebrate the people who are the best of UK manufacturing.
The Manufacturer Top 100 will be announced tomorrow night, 5 June at 6pm as part of SM&E Week.
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