The Engineering & Manufacturing Network

AFFILIATE EVENT: Achieving Net Zero In Manufacturing. Practical Advice for SME's
2021-06-24 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | Co Durham
As the dust settles on a year that re-shaped our lives, climate change has taken centre stage globally. Greater awareness and emphasis from government, industry and prominent public figures has also been driven by added pressure from the general public to act.
Sustainability has moved sharply into a business-critical initiative and the green economy is expected to grow 4x faster than the UK economy as a whole, while the investment into the green economy is growing >30% a year (Lloyds Bank Digital Index). The journey to net zero manufacturing must begin now.
According to research from Lloyds Bank, almost one third of SME manufacturers are aware of net zero and are taking action to achieve it, while two-thirds either are unsure how to achieve it or don’t know how to influence a change in their business to do so (Lloyds Bank Digital Index).
So, how can you capitalise on this opportunity?
Lloyds Bank and Autodesk have partnered to host an event to help SMEs in the UK focus their efforts.
By attending one of these events, you can accelerate your journey towards net zero, decode the climate-change-related jargon and take some few practical ideas away for your business.
These events are aimed at leadership teams within SME manufacturers in the UK. We have organised region-specific events for your convenience, so please select the most appropriate event for you from the options in the registration page.

South West | Wednesday June 9 | 10:00am to 11:30am
East England | Thursday June 17 | 09:00am to 10:30am
Midlands & South Wales | Tuesday June 22 | 09:00am to 10:30am
North East | Thursday June 24 | 09:30am to 11:00am
South East | Wednesday June 30 | 10:00am to 11:30am
London | Tuesday July 6 | 09:00am to 10:30am
North West | Wednesday July 14 | 08:00am to 09:30am

PEOPLE PANEL:
2021-06-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Co Durham
Details TBC

EMN EVENT: Changing focus – how to adapt your marketing for business diversification
2021-06-16 12:35 - 13:35 | Zoom
In partnership with Horizon Works, this webinar will focus on reshaping marketing activities to support market and product diversification.
There are many reasons why businesses look to diversify. The Coronavirus, for example, led many businesses to adapt their product and service offerings to the changing economic landscape. Companies may need to target new sectors as demand for their products decreases in their traditional markets, or businesses might want to capitalise on its current customer base and extend its product offer to them.
Whatever the reason for diversification, you need to make sure you have done your research and have a clear marketing strategy and launch plan in place to ensure success. This webinar will help you to understand how to adapt your marketing strategies and tactics in line with your plans for diversification. There will be practical tips on quick wins and guidance on planning for the future. The session will cover
– Researching new markets.
– Building a marketing strategy to support diversification.
– Putting the right marketing tools in place and laying the groundwork for future success.
– The role of public relations in reaching new audiences and building profile.
– Adapting your product and service messaging – and how to disseminate this.
– Marketing tactics to support business development and sales teams.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5551214701
Meeting ID: 555 121 4701

MEMBER EVENT: Making Manufacturing better.
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
As we move through the second business year affected by Covid-19, it is even more apparent that digitisation in manufacturing is a concept we all need to work towards.
With new working practises, new procedures and team members spread over more locations than ever before, there is even more to consider when looking at ways to improve.
For the first time, join two specialist members of the Engineering Manufacturing Network– Symetri Europe and Zest I/O, for a ‘lunch and learn’ session to discuss industry best-practise in:
– Streamlining your research and development efforts
– Using lesser-known applications of Visualisation to digitise planning and review meetings
– How to maximise the time your team can spend on new product development and tasks that can impact revenue in a positive way
– How to minimise the time your team are spending on business-wide tasks and searching for data that isn’t being made easily available to them
This event will also have a live Q&A session to ensure that each attendee has the opportunity to contribute and gain insight on the topics most relevant to them.

MEMBER EVENT: Buying and Selling Businesses Post-Covid
2021-05-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Business sales and acquisitions remain buoyant but the pandemic has changed considerations around finances, budgets and warranties.
In this webinar, we explore how business owners can:
• prepare businesses for sale
• factors to consider when buying a business
• how to protect investments and retain key personnel pre and post-acquisition.

We are delighted to welcome the following key speakers:
Richard Coulthard – Partner & Head of Corporate at Ison Harrison Solicitors
Nick Green – Partner at Fatgreen Consulting
Poonam Kaur – Managing Director at FDS

The agenda and topics that will be covered at the webinar are as follow:
10.00am Nick Green, Welcome and Introduction
10.05am Poonam Kaur – Preparing Your Business for Sale Post Covid
10.25am Richard Coulthard – Consideration when Buying a Business Post-Covid
10.45am Nick Green – Protecting the key personnel in your business pre or post sale
11.00am Questions and Close

Secure your FREE ticket now!
For more information about this event, please contact richard.coulthard@isonharrison.co.uk or call 0113 284 5095.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-webinar-buying-and-selling-businesses-post-covid-tickets-152546979121

MEMBER EVENT: How businesses can reduce their water consumption and costs.
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Who should attend?
Business owners, facilities managers, site managers or environmental managers or persons responsible for water supplies.
To support Water Saving Week (17th-21st May), join Engineering & Manufacturing Network member, Demeter Water Solutions, as they present an informative webinar on how businesses can reduce water consumption and costs.
Demeter are an award winning water management company based in the North East of England, applying user-friendly water management monitoring systems and expert customer service they reduce water consumption and costs for businesses.
With many businesses not realising they can take measures to control their water usage and reduce their costs, join speaker Liz Smedley, Business Development Director at Demeter as she discusses these methods and informs on:

How to easily understand your water bills
Are you reading your water meter correctly?
How to check for water leakage in your building
Do you know how much water leaks are costing your business?
Using efficient alerts from data loggers

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-how-businesses-can-reduce-their-water-consumption-and-costs-tickets-152963308373

MEMBER EVENT: Going Beyond Carbon with DLS Process.
2021-04-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Join us for a ‘fireside chat’ webinar – it’s free – at 0900 on 29.04.2021
Paragon’s Roy Crombie and Carbon’s Gary Millar discuss Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis as a production process:

Using production-intent technologies and materials
Shortening the product development cycle and increasing levels of development
Cost savings across the cycle

29 April 2021 at 09:00 am. Click the orange button below to register.

MEMBER EVENT: Lean Mindset
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
EMN members, Infinite Brilliance, Glowled Ltd and Great Annual Savings have collaborated to bring you an informative and interactive webinar on Lean Mindset.
It will provide your business with the tools to help you achieve lower costs, develop an improvement culture, free up employee time, and maximise profits.
Glowled offers a full commercial lighting service and is an energy efficient specialist using high-performance products designing bespoke solutions for its clients.
As a VAR they provide lighting solutions that would traditionally be more expensive to access.
Infinite Brilliance are Lean Practitioners, who work directly with companies to help them look to process efficiencies by reducing costs, eliminating waste & improving productivity.
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) specialises in giving businesses and their owners the power to control their costs.
The webinar will cover:
Why does your business need to improve and adapt?
The correct measures will achieve customer satisfaction
How can lean work for you?
Lean Tools and Principles – 5S Foundations of Lean and 8 Wastes
Intelligent Lighting – A new point of view
Lighting’s impact on safety, productivity, and insight of your facility
Visual management
Standardised work and Manager Support
Reacting and Adapting to change

A zoom link will be sent on the morning of the event.

STARTEGIC PARTNER EVENT: Construction Leader’ Summit
2021-04-21 09:00 - 2021-04-28 17:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
The construction industry is continuously evolving. The need to adapt and embrace new working practices and technologies is crucial in building a better and more sustainable future. The Construction Leaders’ Summit: Building for the Future is a two-day online event for anyone involved in the design, supply and construction of the built environment, looking to learn about and discuss the future of construction and the changes that lie ahead.
At NBS, we’re committed to providing the construction industry with the tools and resources needed to help them build a better and more sustainable future. As part of this commitment, we’re delighted to announce our next online conference, The Construction Leaders’ Summit: Building for the Future, taking place on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 April, 9 am to 1 pm (BST).
The event will bring together leading figures from the construction industry and the government, who will focus on the digital transformation of the industry and building a more sustainable future. We will explore the key industry and regulatory changes and the economic landscape, including the impact.
We believe that the industry needs to keep pushing forward on its digital journey to become more sustainable, so we’re putting this event on at no cost to the attendees.
Key event takeaways
• Hear from government and industry experts on how the industry is changing and what the future looks like.
• Latest information and advice on sustainability and how businesses can adopt better ways of building.
• Discover insights into leading construction projects, including HS2.
• Update on the economic landscape, including the impact of COVID-19 and Brexit.
• Network with industry peers and thought leaders.
• Discover how the NBS platforms can help specifiers and manufacturers work better together.
Event agenda

Day one, Wednesday 21 April
09:00 Pre-event networking
09:30 Welcome to CLS 2021, Richard Waterhouse
09:40 UK Government BEIS and the construction sector, The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
09:55 The Construction Playbook, Simon Rawlinson
10:25 Industry change and recovery, Ann Bentley
10:50 Break
11:05 Mid-morning session introduction
11:10 Improved guidance for the design and construction of school buildings, Hershil Patel & Crawford Wright
11:35 QA Panel Session
12:00 Break
12:05 Afternoon session introduction
12:10 ‘Defining the need’ with the Construction Innovation Hub, Jaimie Johnson
12:30 Technology-driven modular housing, Matt Hallissey
12:50 Construction manufacturers and digital ‘kit of parts’, TBC
13:10 QA Panel Session
13:40 Post-event networking
14:00 Close

Day two: Specifiers. Thursday 22 April, 2021
09:00 Pre-event networking
09:30 Welcome to day two, Richard Waterhouse
09:35 Building Sustainably, Gary Clark
10:05 QA Panel Session: Sustainability
10:35 Break
10:45 Mid-morning session introduction
10:50 The Golden Thread initiative, Johnny Furlong & Rebecca Thompson
11:15 Connecting construction information, Dr Stephen Hamil
11:45 Break
11:50 Afternoon session introduction
11:55 Delivering complex projects using collaborative technologies, Carlos Muriel
12:20 Digital difference, Alistair Kell
12:45 QA Panel Session
13:15 Close
13:20 Post-event networking

Day two: Manufacturers. Thursday 22 April, 2021
09:00 Pre-event networking
09:30 Welcome to day two, Richard Waterhouse
09:35 Building Sustainably, Gary Clark
10:05 QA Panel Session: Sustainability
10:35 Break
10:45 Mid-morning session introduction
10:50 Chair of the Construction Products Association’s Marketing Integrity Group, Adam Turk
11:15 Session TBC, Lee Jones
11:45 Break
11:50 Afternoon session introduction
11:55 Driving demand for specification through digital technology, Christian Baker-Smith
12:15 The outlook for construction, Allan Wilén
12:40 QA Panel Session
13:15 Close
13:20 Post-event networking

EMN EVENT: How to get the best out of your network.
2021-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Jeni Smith is passionate about connecting people. When people come together powerful things happen: relationships are built, knowledge is shared and sparks of innovation are fired.
With fourteen years’ experience in the networking industry, Jeni now teaches networking skills and creates networking strategies to help people come together and build effective, long-term relationships.
During her careers she has won a number of awards in enterprise including being named within the ‘Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs’ in the UK in 2010, and ‘Growth Accelerator Programme’ winner 2012.
The session will run between y 1 – 1.5 hours allowing delegates the opportunity to try out their new networking skills following the training. Although remote, the session will be engaging and interactive and provide a mix of theoretical and practical content for delegates. I can promise a high-energy, enthusiastic session that will leave learners with lots of new ideas and inspiration on how to get more from their networking activities.
Content
• The Power of Networking
o Academic research highlighting the effect networking can have on individuals as well as large organisations
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Objectives
o Knowing your networking objectives and the variety of returns from your networking investment

• Connection Marketing
o Building your brand by being nice: how to add value to those in your network

• Relationship Management
o Top tips for building and nurturing relationships through networking activities, and how to get the most from membership

Zoom link will be sent the morning of webinar 24th March

STRATEGIC PARTNER EVENT: VentureFest North East 2021
2021-03-17 | Co Durham
VentureFest North East has always been about helping North East SMEs discover how innovation can enable them to remain relevant, competitive and connected.
This year, Innovation SuperNetwork will be bringing the North East’s annual innovation conference to you digitally.
Now, more than ever, businesses need to connect, collaborate and innovate in order to remain resilient. With industry and innovators experiencing unprecedented challenging times, VentureFest North East remains focused on bringing businesses, investors, researchers and experts together to create new business opportunities and make exciting things happen.
VentureFest is all about building on those connections – it will bring the scale, ambition and buzz of a live event to hundreds of businesses and entrepreneurs who want to learn from high profile speakers and join workshops designed to support business growth.
Join us on Wednesday 17th March 2021 to explore this year’s theme of resilience, sustainability and innovation in a time of chaos.
Get your free ticket at https://events.weareumi.co.uk/venturefest-north-east-2021/registration/Site/Register

MEMBER EVENT: Cyber Security Webinar Series from ITPS.
2021-03-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Join our spring series of free cyber webinars Throughout March we are running a series of webinars where you will discover the latest issues facing business in keeping their systems, data and workforce safe from cyber attacks and security hacks. Understanding the cyber threat horizon is your best ally– don’t become a statistic!
Don’t leave it till it’s too late
Register with Security Webinars Registration – ITPS now for any or all of the events. We look forward to sharing our expertise with you.
CybSafe is a market leading application that allows businesses to measure and track security behaviour to improve security controls and awareness activities. Keeping the workforce safe and
equally important educating and preventing them from doing harm.
CybSafe measures and tracks security behaviour to improve security controls and awareness activities.
Attendees of all events, will be invited to a follow-up and deep dive session with our Technical Experts should you wish to.
In partnership with 3 world-leading providers we have put together a 3 part series of webinars that uncover the cyber security issues facing businesses right now and give advice on how to approach and solve.

STRATEGIC PARTNER: Marketing Masterclass: Raising Brand Awareness With RIBA CPD
2021-02-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
While the UK remains in lockdown, online CPD material continues to be vital so specifiers can continue their professional development.
Join our strategic partner NBS on Wednesday 24 February at 11 am for our next Marketing Masterclass for Manufacturers webinar, focusing on how you can use CPD to raise awareness of your brand.
Lee Jones, Head of Manufacturer Solutions at NBS will chair the session, joined by a panel of industry experts discussing how providing CPD can support your wider marketing strategy and drive product enquiries.
Meet the panel:
Joni Tyler, Head of RIBA – CPD
Kay Porter, Managing Director – Smart Marketing Works
Jo Wilmot, PR Director – The Think Tank
Eva Kazmierska Woode, Founder – Edify Content Studio
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1915911052195/WN_WqhuuOq9RzKRojwDbEYjjA

PEOPLE PANEL: Workplace Mental Health Clinic
2021-02-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Who is this session for?
This free interactive webinar is for EMN members who are looking for information, guidance and tools to help them to take action in the workplace to support the mental health of their employees.
What will I benefit from attending?
The aim of the session is to provide attendees with a simple model and tool that can be used in the workplace to ensure employees are provided with appropriate and effective support in response to them experiencing poor mental health.
You will leave with an understanding of how to implement the Our Mind’s Work ECO model and access to the Our Mind’s Work Mental Health Continuum Model .
Will there be time to ask questions?
Yes, there will be a 15 minute Q&A session with a workplace mental health expert for you to ask any questions you have right now on any topic related to workplace mental health. We will contact you before the webinar with the opportunity to provide your questions anonymously which will then be answered on the day.
Who are Our Mind’s Work?

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MEMBER EVENT: BUILDING ORGANISATIONAL RESILIENCE
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
PURPOSE
In the context of the extremely challenging conditions, many organisations are facing and shall continue to face post Covid19, the purpose of this 30-minute webinar is to explore why embracing organisational risk is crucial to sustainable business recovery and growth. The webinar is interactive and will include an insight into the use of “modern management systems”, improvement tools, and techniques to drive performance to be followed by 15 minutes for live questions.
CONTENT

The importance of a healthy risk appetite and innovative positive culture
Risk vs opportunity – facing the issues
A simple approach to risk determination and response
Assuring the management of change
Future resilience and sustainable growth through an integrated “management systems approach”

QUESTIONS YOU COULD ASK YOUR ORGANISATION
Before you decide whether to take part in this webinar, perhaps you should ask yourself some of the following questions.
• How confident are you in the current ability of your organisation to determine and manage risks & opportunities?
• Since January 2020 has your Quality Management System changed to help improve the resilience of your organisation?
• How would you rate the ability of your organization to identify and manage change as we come out of Covid19?
• How well do you think your Quality Management System will support your business strategy going forward?

ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT THE MORNING OF THE WEBINAR.

MEMBER EVENT: ERDF PROSPECT Launch Event
2021-01-28 14:30 - 15:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
CPI are excited to introduce a new European Regional Development Fund project to help SMEs across the North East Region to accelerate product commercialisation.
The project, which is suited to SMEs, will aim to support design, development, upscaling and market implementation of their innovative products.
CPI has unique facilities specifically built to provide expertise and equipment within formulation chemistry, which in turn can help businesses enhance product performance and improve manufacturing processability properties.
As part of the project, CPI are hosting an online launch event for the ERDF PROSPECT project on the 28th of January at 2.30 pm-3.30 pm. Through demonstrations via Social media, PR, and Video content, this event will provide more information to SME’s about the project and how CPI can help.

EMN EVENT: Finding solutions for South Tyneside NHS unmet needs.
2021-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Many of you will remember and may have even attended our unmet needs with the NHS way back in early 2020 when we could meet together in a room! The event proved to be a huge success and has resulted in a number of our businesses now working with the NHS on a range of projects where their expertise and manufacturing capabilities has helped fulfil unmet needs.
This isn’t about creating the next wonder drug or building some sort of scientific wizardry but looks at providing practical and sometimes simple solutions to resolve a wide range of problems. These problems could include literally any form of manufacturing or engineering.
Whilst we can no longer meet face to face at the moment we have decided to provide another event based on the same parameters but with different unmet needs.
This will be held via zoom on Thursday 28th January at 1pm and you can register by clicking the link at the foot of this email.
We will hear from Teresa Fortune who you will remember from our 2020 event. Teresa is Head of Innovation at South Tyneside and & Sunderland (ST&S) NHS FT and has worked supporting translational research and the economic and business development of the UK life sciences and healthcare sector since 2004. As Healthcare Specialist Lead with the Regional Development Agency, One North East, she lead on strategy realignment and developing key relationships and strategic projects with stakeholders, including UKTI, BIS, DH, pharma and local SMEs, NHS and Academic partnerships
So please join Engineering & Manufacturing Network and South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to understand the importance of innovation to the NHS, the challenge of addressing unmet needs and how this is delivered within a regional NHS Trust.

AFFILIATE EVENT: Navigating post Brexit procedures.
2021-01-21 10:30 - 23:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Join us for a post Brexit update and discussion with MHA Tait Walker, Engineering and Manufacturing Network & NEAA.

About this Event

Join us for a post Brexit update and discussion. This event will cover key themes from the UK-EU Trade Deal, including VAT, Customs, Employment Tax and Corporate Tax.
Our speakers will give you detailed updates on:

A summary of the positives and negatives of the Brexit negotiations for North East businesses
What the deal means for areas of friction such as import/export procedures and tariffs
Whether origin of goods will become the next challenge for businesses to overcome
Updated details for North East businesses trading with Northern Ireland
The impact of the agreement on North East businesses wishing to send employees to work in the EU
The impact on corporate taxes for businesses expanding into the EU

Member Event: Fibre Reinforced Additive Manufacturing
2021-01-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) has evolved beyond non-functional prototypes and now many users are producing end use parts by utilising advanced printing materials, such as those offered by MarkForged, to create parts with sufficient strength and accuracy to replace parts that would have typically machined from metal.
Join the SAM Team and experts from Additive-X for an event that explores 3D printing with parts reinforced with Carbon Fibre, Kevlar and Glass Fibre. These reinforced parts have a strength approaching that of aluminium however, are produced without any complex machining or human oversight. This webinar will look at what separates Markforged 3D printers from other brands, included will be a slicing software demo that is used for fibre placement along with an applications overview linking to case studies, cost of ownership and ROI.
The SAM Project is an ERDF funded project that supports SME advanced manufactures in the North East of England. During this webinar, a member of the SAM team will discuss how the team can support your company with a range of support areas. Further details here: www.samprojectuos.co.uk
*Please note that as the workshops are fully funded through ERDF, companies not already registered with the SAM Project will be asked to register in advance.
*SAM Project is delivering this webinar in collaboration with Additive-X. By registering you agree to your details being shared with Additive-X.

AFFILIATE EVENT: Post Brexit update and discussion
2021-01-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Co Durham
https://www.taitwalker.co.uk/event/brexit-webinar/
Join MHA Tait Walker for a post Brexit update and discussion. This event will cover key themes from the UK-EU Trade Deal, including VAT, Customs, Employment Tax and Corporate Tax.
Speakers will give you detailed updates on:

A summary of the positives and negatives of the Brexit negotiations for North East businesses
What the deal means for areas of friction such as import/export procedures and tariffs
Whether origin of goods will become the next challenge for businesses to overcome
Updated details for North East businesses trading with Northern Ireland
The impact of the agreement on North East businesses wishing to send employees to work in the EU
The impact on corporate taxes for businesses expanding into the EU

Where will the webinar take place?
The webinar will take place on Microsoft Teams, which is free to use.

We will get in touch with you before the webinar is due to start with a link to join us live.
If you already have a Teams account, we recommend you log in to view or watch through the desktop app.
If you don’t have a Teams account, you can watch the webinar without logging in to Teams by viewing through your web browser on a desktop or laptop.
Please note, if you’re viewing the webinar on a phone or through Safari on a Mac, you will need to download the Teams app to view.

We recommend trying to join the webinar a few minutes early to deal with any technical issues you may encounter. When you are on the webinar, no-one else will be able to see or hear you.
Register
To register for the webinar, please click the link at the top of this page to complete the online form.

AFFILIATE EVENT: Preparing for trade with the EU and Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021
2020-12-03 11:00 - 12:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Businesses are facing a growing challenge to identify, plan and put in place all the steps they need to succeed in a post-Brexit world.
Join MHA Tait Walker’s tax specialists as they help you to understand and manage the changes that may have an impact on your business.
Our free webinar will cover:
An outline of why many businesses need to identify if they are exporters, importers or in many cases both
The key housekeeping steps that manufacturers and suppliers in our region should carry out before 1 January 2021
What are we finding that North East businesses do not have in place which will be needed from 1 January 2021
Some aspects regarding trade within the UK which many businesses are also overlooking
What can you do if you identify that you need to act now to ensure your supply chains are not disrupted.
Zoom link will follow on the morning of 3rd December.

AFFILIATE EVENT: The global pandemic and its economic impact with Brewin Dolphins Investment Director Janet Mui.
2020-11-05 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Janet Mui will be joining EMN to discuss the recovery of the market. Janet is investment director at Brewin Dolphin. As part of the research team, Janet is responsible for the commentary and communication of Brewin Dolphin’s macro/investment views to clients and the media. She is a frequent guest on the BBC, Bloomberg and CNBC on macro discussions. Janet joins Brewin Dolphin from Cazenove Capital, the wealth management division of Schroders, where she was global economist within the investment strategy team. During that time, she was part of the investment committee and acted as the company’s chief spokesperson on macro issues. Janet has a first-class degree in economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Cambridge University. She speaks Cantonese and is fluent in Mandarin. She is a CFA charter holder.
The uneven “k-shaped” recovery: The pandemic has accelerated the shift toward a digital economy while sectors that involve a high-touch suffer disproportionately. The rising divergence amongst “winners” and “losers” and what it means for your investment.
State of global trade: Global trade activities and supply chains have grinded to a halt at the height of the pandemic. What is the state of the recovery in trade and are we seeing any structural shift in trends? How does US-China relation fit into the whole picture?
China’s new tech revolution: China is predicted to be the only major economy to see positive GDP growth in 2020. We discuss how this has given an edge on China’s ever-rising technology leadership and economic influence over the rest of world.

AFFILIATE EVENT: Averting a Crisis: The Importance of Data Protection & Disaster Recovery in Manufacturing
2020-10-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Co Durham
As a valued member of EMN, we’d like to invite you to join us for this free, in-depth webinar next week exploring how Disaster Recovery Planning can help ensure your manufacturing business is prepared for any future shutdowns and crises.
The session, hosted by communications specialist Nice Network, will focus on the current threats facing manufacturing businesses as we prepare for life post-pandemic. When it comes to Manufacturing, we will discuss the main threats facing businesses, what to be aware of, and how you could better protect yourself from the inevitable. Cyber attacks on manufacturing businesses have sky-rocketed during the pandemic therefore it’s not a case of ‘if’, but ‘when’ with regards to an IT disaster in the digital age.
It will cover real-life, relevant, and more importantly recent case studies that have shaken the manufacturing sector. We will also delve into what you should look out for in your business and showcase solutions to better protect your data and business going forward.
Data protection and business continuity should be a boardroom agenda for all manufacturing businesses, and we are delighted to be teaming up with Nice Network to deliver this session, which we hope will add real value to your organisation.
Limited spaces are available therefore early registration is highly recommended.
Attendees will receive a free Amazon gift voucher and a guide to Disaster Recovery Planning.
Register now via: https://nicenetwork.uk/event-registration/

EMN EVENT: EMCONF Driving Recovery
2020-10-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Following what has been a most extraordinary year we are now hopefully all thinking ahead to better times and moving towards the new normal.
Over the last 6 months, EMN have worked with its members on a range of support initiatives to help them manage their way through the various obstacles that COVID has presented. So that now begs the question as to how we can move forward and what is being done to support this by the various agencies available in the North East, or to put it another way how do we ‘Drive Recovery’ beyond where we find ourselves now.
Having determined that our annual EMCON Show may not be viable in October this year we moved the date to March 8th 2021, allowing sufficient time for confidence in our sector to build and peoples personal confidence to return. However, when making our decision to delay we decided to hold the original EMCON date of Thursday, October 8th and create a webinar designed specifically to help us in our current situation and discuss the process of recovery.
We are therefore very pleased to launch our first ‘Driving Recovery’ webinar for the region, created by industry experts, sme business owners and of course our strategic partners.
Please join us at 10am on October 8th via ZOOM and hear from professionals who can support your business.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89268623171
The morning will consist of a discussion between the North East and Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnerships as to their part in supporting the recovery process, how the local authorities are driving regeneration and recovery and our keynote which will be announced very shortly!
We also want to present the opportunity for you to ask pertinent questions and as such will be seeking these in advance from attendees and via the Zoom comments forum on the day.
We look forward to seeing you all and continuing to help you in your journey.

Lets talk people: Navigating COVID-19 and staff wellbeing.
2020-10-01 10:00 - 11:15 | Co Durham
It is undeniable that COVID-19 has had an impact on EMN members and their workforce. This can leave businesses feeling isolated and questioning how ther organisations are dealing with the situation.
To help with this EMN have asked one of the regions most prominent manufacturers, Akzo Nobel to talk us through how they have dealt with the situation and what measures they have implemented for their staff and their wellbeing.
We also have to consider the financial wellbeing of our people and with this in mind Brewin Dolphin will present to us the financial impact and stress the current climate has had on employees and how to educate and protect your workforce with financial planning.

Personal Financial Planning webinar with MHA Tait Walker Wealth Management
2020-09-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
In the Financial Planning webinar, you will hear from our Wealth Management team as they talk you through some tips to help you manage your finances during COVID19 and the impact that this pandemic is having on wider areas of financial planning.
✅ Welcome and close – Mark Parkinson, Wealth Management Partner
✅ Reviewing your finances during COVID-19 – Geoff Cavanagh APFS, Chartered Financial Planner
✅ The impact of COVID-19 on your retirement plans – Leonard Birnie, Chartered Financial Planner
✅ Live Q&A session

MEMBER EVENT: Business Regeneration Planning workshop, online toolkit and support session
2020-09-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
The Engineering & Manufacturing Network, Business Doctors and Northstar Ventures have teamed up to offer EMN members based in the North East LEP area the chance to take part in a fully funded, online Business Regeneration Planning workshop, online toolkit and support session.
To cut through the plethora of COVID webinars and vast array of information being generated at this time, we have been working closely with Business Doctors to create a fully funded peer to peer business planning workshop focusing on business regeneration in the ‘new normal.’ The cost of the workshop and toolkit would normally be £500, however we are offering two workshops for FREE. As the workshops rely on full engagement and peer group interaction and learning, places on each one is limited to 10 business owners.
The Business Regeneration Planning Workshop and Toolkit will benefit business owners by guiding them through a 6R process:
Return – How to balance the responsibility on employers between getting their business going, and their duty of care to employees and customers.
Renew – Taking a step back to renew personal aspirations, core purpose, set a vision for the future and build a shared purpose with the team.
Review – Take stock of the world around you. What’s changed? What does it mean for your business? How might you need to adapt?
Refresh – Energising your business model and approach. Listen, learn, and reposition around new opportunities.
Revive – Give new energy and strength to the business. Identify the skills you will need, set out a clear proposition and point of difference. Be clear about what will make you different and make you better as you come out of this.
Regenerate – Time to lead and set a clear direction. Re-energising your business around your new strategy and actions plans.
Key features include:

A FREE fully interactive online workshop
A FREE structured business planning workbook to help capture and record key learnings
A FREE sales activity planning tool
A FREE downloadable business Planning Implementation/project management tool
30-day FREE access to the Pulse Forecasting and Financial planning platform
30-day FREE access to the Business Doctors HR platform
30-day FREE access to the Engagement Multiplier staff engagement platform
A FREE private 1-hour follow up review session with a Business Doctor advisor
Opportunity to maximise interaction between delegates for common success

Businesses must be based on or have a material presence in the North East LEP region. Places are limited, so book yours now.

MEMBER EVENT: Making LinkedIn work for your business
2020-08-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Co Durham
This webinar will help you understand how LinkedIn can support your marketing and business development efforts and build your brand.

Many businesses have LinkedIn Company Pages, but they may not be used to their full potential. There can be vast differences in LinkedIn use between members of staff in the same company, with the platform being embraced by some and ignored by others.

However, the Coronavirus pandemic has seen more businesses and individuals take advantage of LinkedIn for its ability to help them make new connections, disseminate their messages, generate new opportunities and promote their expertise and products.
Horizon Works is facilitating this webinar which will help you understand how LinkedIn can support your marketing and business development efforts, raise your profile and build your brand.
The session will cover:

Building an effective and engaging Company Page
How individual staff members can improve their personal interactions on LinkedIn
Content marketing via LinkedIn – practical tips and suggestions
Using LinkedIn as a public relations tool
Practical advice on enhancing LinkedIn posts
Shaping your messaging for LinkedIn

This event is B2B focused and is suited to businesses operating in the manufacturing, engineering, technology, healthcare, life science and technical sectors.

MEMBER EVENT: Changing focus – how to adapt your marketing for business diversification
2020-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Co Durham
This webinar will help you to understand how to adapt their marketing strategies and tactics in line with your plans for diversification.

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis has led to many businesses adapting their product and service offerings to the changing economic landscape. Companies may need to target new sectors as demand for their products decreases in their traditional markets. Opportunities may arise and new partnerships could be formed to tackle fresh challenges.

Horizon Works is facilitating this webinar which will help you to understand how to adapt their marketing strategies and tactics in line with their plans for diversification. There will be practical tips on quick wins and guidance on planning for the future.
The session will cover:

Researching new markets
Building a marketing strategy to support diversification
Putting the right marketing tools in place and laying the groundwork for future success
The role of public relations in reaching new audiences and building profile
Adapting your product and service messaging – and how to disseminate this
Marketing tactics to support business development and sales teams

This event is B2B focused and is suited to businesses operating in the manufacturing, engineering, technology, healthcare, life science and technical sectors.

MEMBER EVENT: Short term wins and long-term planning – all things digital
2020-08-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Co Durham
Your digital presence is now more important than ever. Without seeing customers and prospects face to face at meetings, networking events or conferences, your website and digital communications are the windows through which people see your business. They represent your brand, are a key point of interaction and they help to sell your products and services – so it’s vital that they work effectively.
Horizon Works is facilitating this webinar which will help you to understand where they can make quick changes to enhance their digital presence, and how they can bolster their digital marketing channels now to support growth in the future.
It will examine how a well thought through digital strategy can pay long term dividends – and will look at the importance of ensuring your business is seen in its best light online.
The session will cover:

Auditing your website – getting a clear picture on how it’s performing and what needs to change
SEO – helping prospects find your website – and find what they’re looking for
E-communications – from enhancing email correspondence to creating campaigns
How to use social media to generate rapid engagement
Enhancing your website content to drive more traffic now and in the long term

This event is B2B focused and is suited to businesses operating in the manufacturing, engineering, technology, professional, healthcare, life science and technical sectors.
